Validating Publicly Available Crosswalks for Translating ICD-9 to ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research

Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Jesse A. Columbo, Ravinder Kang, Spencer W. Trooboff, Kristen S. Jahn, Camilo J. Martinez, Kayla O. Moore, Andrea M. Austin, Nancy E. Morden, Corinne G. Brooks, Jonathan S. Skinner, Philip P. Goodney

We devised an 8-step process to derive and validate ICD10 codes from an existing set of ICD-9 codes representing outcomes across several body systems (Figure 1). This process was developed in an iterative fashion with input from all coauthors and shared with collaborators as part of an ongoing National Institute on Aging Program Project (P01-AG019783).

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