Background
Methods
Selection of algorithms
Algorithm Name | Algorithm Description | References | ICD Codes |
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1: 1 + H or 1 + P | 1 or more hospital separation or 1 or more physician visit in 1 year | 23, 25, 28 | ICDA-8: 249, 250 ICD-9-CM: 250.b ICD-CA: E10.b - E14.b |
1: 1 + H or 2 + P | 1 or more hospital separation or 2 or more physician visits in 1 year | 23, 25, 28, 29 | |
1: 1 + H or 3 + P | 1 or more hospital separation or 3 or more physician visits in 1 year | 23, 28 | |
1: 1 + H or 4 + P | 1 or more hospital separation or 4 or more physician visits in 1 year | 28 | |
2: 1 + H or 1 + P | 1 or more hospital separation or 1 or more physician visit in 2 years | 23, 25 | |
2: 1 + H or 2 + P | 1 or more hospital separation or 2 or more physician visits in 2 years | 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 | |
3: 1 + H or 1 + P | 1 or more hospital separation or 1 or more physician visit in 3 years | 25 | |
3: 1 + H or 2 + P | 1 or more hospital separation or 2 or more physician visits in 3 years | 25, 28 | |
1: 1 + P | 1 or more physician visits in 1 year | 23, 28 | |
1: 2 + P | 2 or more physician visits in 1 yeara | 23, 28 | |
1: 3 + P | 3 or more physician visits in 1 yeara | 23, 28 | |
1: 4 + P | 4 or more physician visits in 1 yeara | 23, 28 | |
1: 5 + P | 5 or more physician visits in 1 yeara | 23, 28 | |
2: 1 + P | 1 or more physician visits in 2 years | 23, 28 | |
2: 2 + P | 2 or more physician visits in 2 yearsa | 23, 28 | |
2: 3 + P | 3 or more physician visits in 2 yearsa | 23, 28 | |
2: 4 + P | 4 or more physician visits in 2 yearsa | 23, 24, 28 | |
2: 5 + P | 5 or more physician visits in 2 yearsa | 23, 28 |
Data source
Study cohort and study periods
Statistical analysis
Results
Algorithm | ICDA-8 Period (1975-1979) | ICD-9 Period (1980-2004) | ICD-9/10 Period (2005 onwards)a | |||
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Average Rate | Average Annual Rate Change | Average Rate | Average Annual Rate Change | Average Rate | Average Annual Rate Change | |
Incidence | ||||||
1: 1 + H or 1 + P | 87.38 | −0.32 | 98.31 | 2.36 | 134.80 | 0.67 |
1: 1 + H or 2 + P | 26.76 | −0.79 | 29.22 | 0.99 | 51.69 | 1.93 |
1: 1 + H or 3 + P | 18.22 | 0.32 | 23.01 | 0.67 | 40.47 | 1.57 |
1: 1 + H or 4 + P | 16.70 | 0.23 | 20.07 | 0.75 | 35.74 | 1.39 |
2: 1 + H or 1 + P | 175.38 | −9.46 | 200.75 | 4.63 | 276.18 | 1.30 |
2: 1 + H or 2 + P | 54.72 | −3.87 | 62.85 | 1.72 | 114.45 | 3.85 |
3: 1 + H or 1 + P | 261.95 | −12.38 | 309.36 | 6.74 | 424.79 | −0.58 |
3: 1 + H or 2 + P | 82.45 | −5.05 | 100.45 | 2.68 | 182.26 | 5.03 |
1: 1 + P | 86.50 | −0.01 | 97.59 | 2.32 | 133.88 | 0.61 |
1: 2 + P | 12.80 | 0.67 | 16.69 | 0.82 | 35.40 | 1.56 |
2: 1 + P | 173.77 | −8.84 | 199.43 | 4.57 | 274.02 | 1.21 |
2: 2 + P | 31.97 | −1.29 | 43.25 | 1.40 | 89.44 | 3.52 |
2: 3 + P | 22.44 | 0.20 | 31.46 | 1.12 | 64.31 | 2.40 |
2: 4 + P | 16.69 | 0.05 | 24.11 | 0.92 | 47.83 | 2.10 |
2: 5 + P | 12.77 | 0.39 | 17.07 | 0.70 | 34.10 | 1.88 |
Prevalence | ||||||
1: 1 + H or 1 + P | 180.09 | 0.47 | 213.67 | 5.49 | 349.73 | 5.58 |
1: 1 + H or 2 + P | 104.60 | −0.55 | 127.97 | 3.77 | 244.72 | 6.51 |
1: 1 + H or 3 + P | 85.42 | −0.63 | 99.48 | 2.40 | 202.88 | 6.56 |
1: 1 + H or 4 + P | 73.62 | 0.09 | 74.61 | 1.38 | 142.33 | 5.81 |
2: 1 + H or 1 + P | 276.62 | −9.59 | 323.62 | 7.92 | 499.01 | 5.63 |
2: 1 + H or 2 + P | 146.55 | −4.22 | 177.70 | 4.82 | 322.96 | 7.96 |
3: 1 + H or 1 + P | 366.82 | −13.33 | 435.26 | 10.00 | 651.70 | 4.65 |
3: 1 + H or 2 + P | 178.73 | −5.12 | 219.52 | 5.85 | 394.79 | 9.48 |
1: 1 + P | 178.64 | 1.09 | 212.60 | 5.43 | 348.53 | 5.47 |
1: 2 + P | 84.18 | 1.37 | 111.15 | 3.46 | 223.79 | 6.12 |
1: 3 + P | 61.25 | 1.53 | 74.05 | 2.27 | 168.32 | 5.44 |
1: 4 + P | 39.86 | 1.05 | 38.30 | 0.56 | 79.70 | 3.61 |
2: 1 + P | 274.52 | −8.66 | 322.03 | 7.86 | 496.59 | 5.54 |
2: 2 + P | 120.45 | −1.41 | 155.94 | 4.47 | 295.29 | 7.61 |
2: 3 + P | 101.23 | 0.27 | 134.93 | 4.10 | 260.28 | 6.53 |
2: 4 + P | 85.69 | 2.64 | 114.84 | 3.62 | 231.71 | 6.32 |
2: 5 + P | 73.78 | 2.56 | 90.84 | 3.02 | 198.22 | 6.56 |
Models
Algorithm | Model Fit Measures | Number of RCS knots | ||
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Incidence | ||||
Residual Deviance | Residual DOF | Residual Deviance/ Residual DOF | ||
1: 1 + H or 1 + P | 175 | 169 | 1.04 | 5 |
1: 1 + H or 2 + P | 178 | 170 | 1.05 | 4 |
1: 1 + H or 3 + P | 182 | 171 | 1.06 | 3 |
1: 1 + H or 4 + P | 192 | 170 | 1.13 | 4 |
2: 1 + H or 1 + P | 172 | 165 | 1.04 | 5 |
2: 1 + H or 2 + P | 173 | 166 | 1.04 | 4 |
3: 1 + H or 1 + P | 167 | 161 | 1.04 | 5 |
3: 1 + H or 2 + P | 168 | 162 | 1.04 | 4 |
1: 1 + P | 175 | 169 | 1.04 | 5 |
1: 2 + P | 192 | 170 | 1.13 | 4 |
2: 1 + P | 171 | 165 | 1.04 | 5 |
2: 2 + P | 182 | 166 | 1.10 | 4 |
2: 3 + P | 186 | 167 | 1.11 | 3 |
2: 4 + P | 192 | 167 | 1.15 | 3 |
2: 5 + P | 205 | 167 | 1.23 | 3 |
Prevalence | ||||
Marginal R2 | ||||
1: 1 + H or 1 + P | 0.94 | 5 | ||
1: 1 + H or 2 + P | 0.97 | 5 | ||
1: 1 + H or 3 + P | 0.96 | 5 | ||
1: 1 + H or 4 + P | 0.90 | 5 | ||
2: 1 + H or 1 + P | 0.92 | 5 | ||
2: 1 + H or 2 + P | 0.97 | 5 | ||
3: 1 + H or 1 + P | 0.91 | 5 | ||
3: 1 + H or 2 + P | 0.97 | 5 | ||
1: 1 + P | 0.94 | 5 | ||
1: 2 + P | 0.97 | 5 | ||
1: 3 + P | 0.96 | 5 | ||
1: 4 + P | 0.83 | 5 | ||
2: 1 + P | 0.92 | 5 | ||
2: 2 + P | 0.98 | 5 | ||
2: 3 + P | 0.97 | 5 | ||
2: 4 + P | 0.97 | 5 | ||
2: 5 + P | 0.96 | 5 |
Control charts
Algorithm | All years (1975-2016) | ICDA-8 Period (1975-1979) | ICD-9 Period (1980-2004) | ICD-9/10 Period (2005-2016) | ICD-8 to − 9 Implementation Period (1977-1981) | ICD-9 to − 9/10 Implementation Period (2002-2006) | ||||||||
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OOC Count | OOC Propc | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | |||||||
p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | |||
Incidence | ||||||||||||||
1: 1 + H or 1 + P | 30 | 0.71 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.34 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 2 + P | 29 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.15 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 3 + P | 28 | 0.67 | 0.83 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 4 + P | 26 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
2: 1 + H or 1 + P | 26 | 0.62 | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
2: 1 + H or 2 + P | 29 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
3: 1 + H or 1 + P | 29 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
3: 1 + H or 2 + P | 27 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + P | 29 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.34 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 2 + P | 29 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
2: 1 + P | 27 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 2 + P | 28 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.34 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
2: 3 + P | 24 | 0.57 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
2: 4 + P | 27 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
2: 5 + P | 32 | 0.76 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
Prevalence | ||||||||||||||
1: 1 + H or 1 + P | 30 | 0.71 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 2 + P | 30 | 0.71 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 3 + P | 34 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 4 + P | 29 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 1 + H or 1 + P | 32 | 0.76 | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
2: 1 + H or 2 + P | 25 | 0.60 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.72 | 1.00 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
3: 1 + H or 1 + P | 33 | 0.79 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.07 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
3: 1 + H or 2 + P | 22 | 0.52 | 0.06 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.39 | 1.00 | 0.08 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + P | 30 | 0.71 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 1.00 |
1: 2 + P | 29 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 3 + P | 35 | 0.83 | 0.61 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 1.00 |
1: 4 + P | 31 | 0.74 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
2: 1 + P | 31 | 0.74 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 2 + P | 24 | 0.57 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 3 + P | 19 | 0.45 | 0.02 | 0.26 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.39 | 1.00 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 4 + P | 21 | 0.50 | 0.03 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.27 | 1.00 | 0.22 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 5 + P | 26 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
Sensitivity analysis
Algorithm | All years (1975-2016) | ICDA-8 Period (1975-1979) | ICD-9 Period (1980-2004) | ICD-9/10 Period (2005-2016) | ICD-8 to − 9 Implementation Period (1977-1981) | ICD-9 to − 9/10 Implementation Period (2002-2006) | ||||||||
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OOC Count | OOC Propc | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | McNemar’s Test | |||||||
p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | p-value | adj. p-value | |||
Incidence | ||||||||||||||
1: 1 + H or 1 + P | 11 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 2 + P | 12 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 3 + P | 14 | 0.33 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 4 + P | 12 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 |
2: 1 + H or 1 + P | 12 | 0.29 | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
2: 1 + H or 2 + P | 12 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 |
3: 1 + H or 1 + P | 11 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
3: 1 + H or 2 + P | 13 | 0.31 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + P | 11 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 2 + P | 12 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 1 + P | 10 | 0.24 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 2 + P | 14 | 0.33 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 |
2: 3 + P | 8 | 0.19 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.34 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
2: 4 + P | 11 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
2: 5 + P | 12 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 |
Prevalence | ||||||||||||||
1: 1 + H or 1 + P | 13 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 2 + P | 7 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.96 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 3 + P | 21 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + H or 4 + P | 22 | 0.52 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 |
2: 1 + H or 1 + P | 20 | 0.48 | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
2: 1 + H or 2 + P | 5 | 0.12 | < 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
3: 1 + H or 1 + P | 22 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 1.00 | NA | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
3: 1 + H or 2 + P | 9 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 1 + P | 13 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 1.00 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 2 + P | 5 | 0.12 | < 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.80 | 0.07 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1: 3 + P | 20 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 |
1: 4 + P | 20 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 |
2: 1 + P | 21 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 2 + P | 3 | 0.07 | < 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.25 | 1.00 | < 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 3 + P | 5 | 0.12 | < 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.80 | 0.22 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 4 + P | 5 | 0.12 | < 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.80 | 0.22 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2: 5 + P | 17 | 0.40 | 0.65 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 |