Use of Death Certificates to Identify Tuberculosis-Related Deaths in Washington State

Conclusions: Death certificates were not highly predictive of TB-related deaths. Use of the direct cause of death text field was the most accurate method to identify a TB-related death when using death certificates. Specific ICD-10 coding algorithms may misclassify subjects as having died from TB.
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - Category: Health Management Tags: Research Brief Report Source Type: research