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Analysis reveals that omitting death data does not significantly affect the sensitivity of a malformation algorithm in insurance claims data, suggesting broad applicability.
We adapted a validated malformation algorithm for use with claims data. Omitting death information did not meaningfully impact sensitivity, suggesting this algorithm can be applied to data sources lacking death information.
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