Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated Influenza-Like Illness in Pediatric Clinics: Validity of Diagnosis Codes for Case Identification

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Oct;37(10):1247-50. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.147. Epub 2016 Jul 15.

Abstract

Compared to chart review, a definition based on the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis code for healthcare-associated influenza-like illness (HA-ILI) among young children in a large pediatric network demonstrated high positive and negative predictive values. This finding suggests that electronic health record-based definitions for surveillance can accurately identify medically attended outpatient HA-ILI cases for research and surveillance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1-4.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis*
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / virology*
  • Electronic Health Records / standards*
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • International Classification of Diseases / standards*
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Male
  • Philadelphia / epidemiology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sentinel Surveillance