Table 1 Healthcare utilization measures for model-based dynamic classification approach
Measure | Type | Data Source | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
Any JA-related healthcare contact | Binary | Medical Claims DAD | At least one JA-related diagnosis code (ICD-9-CM codes: 696, 713, 714, 716, 720; ICD-10-CA codes: M05-M09, M45) |
Number of general practitioner visits | Count | Medical Claims | Total number of ambulatory visits to a general practitioner |
Number of specialist visits | Count | Medical Claims | Total number of ambulatory visits to a specialist physician |
Hospitalization | Binary | DAD | At least one hospitalization (excluding newborn hospitalization) |