Validation of the US Food and Drug Administration's COVID-19 Disease Severity Categorization for Use in Real-World Data.
Perez-Vilar S, Hua W, Kwist A, Ma Y, Dong D, Zhang R, Ma Y, Chavez A, Huang N, Sheikh V, Chiang Y, Salone C, Pica N, Zhu Y, Pratt N, Nadimpalli G, Pershing S, Wernecke M, Cunningham FE, Graham DJ.
Perez-Vilar S, et al.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2025 Nov;34(11):e70252. doi: 10.1002/pds.70252.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2025.
PMID: 41208338
RESULTS: We received medical records for 190 (77%) beneficiaries. Of these, 171 had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result. The PPV of the COVID-19 diagnosis code was 89% (CI: 83%-93%) overall, 88% (CI: 80%-93%) in the ambulatory setting, and 93% (CI …
RESULTS: We received medical records for 190 (77%) beneficiaries. Of these, 171 had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result. …