Condition-Specific Criteria

Uses

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Other

Highlighted claims

• The suicidality cohort was renamed to include intentional self-harm because administrative data often lacked reliable intent information. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study
• For chest pain, common codes such as unspecified chest pain were supported because they capture many ED presentations. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study
• For pneumonia, rare etiologies were excluded because they were likely anomalies or clinically distinct from typical ED pneumonia encounters. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study
• The COPD definition favored inclusiveness because ED documentation often uses bronchitis, emphysema, and COPD terms interchangeably. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study
• Ambiguous chest pain codes were often excluded to avoid weakening the cohort definition. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study