What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess the effectiveness of ICD-10 codes for monitoring RSV epidemiology and identify limitations in infection reporting.

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June 17, 2019Open Access

Evaluation of using ICD‐10 code data for respiratory syncytial virus surveillance

Key Points

To assess the effectiveness of ICD-10 codes for monitoring RSV epidemiology and identify limitations in infection reporting.
Evaluated RSV-specific ICD-10 codes for accuracy in indicating RSV infections.
Proposed combining RSV-specific codes with general ALRI codes for improved data.
Suggested further validation in varied settings.
RSV-specific ICD-10 codes underestimate actual RSV infections.
Combining RSV and ALRI ICD-10 codes improves infection estimates.
Further validation is necessary for broader applicability.

Abstract

The use of RSV-specific ICD-10 codes may be a useful indicator to describe RSV epidemiology. However, RSV-specific ICD-10 codes underestimate the number of actual RSV infections. This can be overcome by combining RSV-specific and general ALRI ICD-10 codes. Further investigations are required to validate this approach in other settings.

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