Comparing broad and narrow phenotype algorithms: differences in performance characteristics and immortal time incurred
Conclusion: Attempting to increase the specificity of a health condition algorithm by adding a second code is a potentially valid approach to increase specificity, albeit at the cost of incurring immortal time.PMID:38235322 | PMC:PMC10791821 | DOI:10.3389/jpps.2023.12095
Source: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Joel N Swerdel Mitchell M Conover Source Type: research