Validation of actinic keratosis diagnosis and treatment codes among veterans living with HIV
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DOI: 10.1002/pds.5430
Abstract: Actinic keratoses (AK) diagnosis, billing, and pharmacy codes have not been validated among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), preventing use in epidemiologic and clinical research. We aimed to calculate the positive predictive value… read more here.
Keywords: treatment codes; diagnosis; diagnosis treatment; keratosis diagnosis ... See more keywords
The validity of diagnostic and treatment codes for actinic keratosis in electronic health records
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DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18779
Abstract: Actinic keratoses (AK) are among the most common dermatologic diagnoses,1, 2 reported to cost nearly $1 billion yearly in the United States (US).3 Recent AK research has relied on diagnosis and procedure codes to identify… read more here.
Keywords: treatment codes; codes actinic; validity diagnostic; electronic health ... See more keywords