Validation for using electronic health records to identify community acquired pneumonia hospitalization among people with and without HIV
Rodriguez-Barradas MC, McGinnis KA, Akgün K, Tate JP, Brown ST, Butt AA, Fine M, Goetz MB, Graber CJ, Huang L, Rimland D, Justice A, Crothers K. Validation for using electronic health records to identify community acquired pneumonia hospitalization among people with and without HIV. Pneumonia 2020, 12: 6. PMID: 32724760, PMCID: PMC7382068, DOI: 10.1186/s41479-020-00068-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD-9 codesPharmacy dataUninfected groupEHR algorithmPrimary positionOverall positive predictive valueResultsFive hundred fortyGroup of patientsElectronic health record dataICD-9 diagnosisHealth record dataPositive predictive valueCode-based algorithmsElectronic health recordsCAP hospitalizationsCOPD exacerbationsMicrobiologic workupOverall PPVUninfected patientsAspiration pneumoniaPneumonia hospitalizationsHospital admissionHIV statusCaP diagnosisEtiologic diagnosis