Feasibility and Accuracy of Using Pediatric Health Information System to Study Hirschsprung Disease Outcomes in the ICD-10 Era

In brief

This study evaluates the feasibility and accuracy of using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) administrative database for Hirschsprung disease outcomes research in the ICD-10 coding era. The research examines how well national encounter-level data from tertiary pediatric hospitals can support surgical outcomes analysis.

• PHIS aggregates encounter-level data from tertiary pediatric hospitals across the US for outcomes research.
• National administrative databases like PHIS are extensively used in pediatric surgery outcomes research.
• The study examines PHIS feasibility and accuracy for Hirschsprung disease outcomes in the ICD-10 coding era.

Written by the GCMD Library team from the article.