Applications and Prevention

Uses

How it works

Highlighted claims

• The core logic combines specific diagnostic codes with procedural evidence and specialist billing. — Development and validation of a case identification algorithm for hand trauma patients using health administrative data and the epidemiology of hand trauma in a universal healthcare system
• Practical uses include burden estimation, longitudinal trend monitoring, workforce planning, regional capacity planning, and system performance evaluation. — Development and validation of a case identification algorithm for hand trauma patients using health administrative data and the epidemiology of hand trauma in a universal healthcare system
• The epidemiology data imply prevention programmes for youth sports injuries, elderly falls, working-age male occupational safety, and osteoporosis management in ageing females. — Development and validation of a case identification algorithm for hand trauma patients using health administrative data and the epidemiology of hand trauma in a universal healthcare system
• The algorithmic framework can be transferred to jurisdictions with similar billing or hospitalisation datasets by adapting code lists and specialist identifiers. — Development and validation of a case identification algorithm for hand trauma patients using health administrative data and the epidemiology of hand trauma in a universal healthcare system
• Regional coordination and redistribution of hand surgery specialists toward Northern and rural Ontario is needed to address access gaps and surveillance under-reporting. — Development and validation of a case identification algorithm for hand trauma patients using health administrative data and the epidemiology of hand trauma in a universal healthcare system