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Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021
Research Letter

Validity of Diagnosis Code–Based Claims to Identify Pulmonary NTM Disease in Bronchiectasis Patients

Jennifer H. KuComments to Author , Emily M. Henkle, Kathleen F. Carlson, Miguel Marino, and Kevin L. Winthrop
Author affiliations: Oregon Health & Science University–Portland State University School of Public Health, Portland, Oregon, USA (J.H. Ku, E.M. Henkle, K.F. Carlson, M. Marino, K.L. Winthrop); Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System, Portland (K.F. Carlson)

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Flow diagram of the analytic sample (n = 403) of Medicare beneficiaries and persons from BRR matched during 2006–2014, United States. Original pool of Medicare beneficiaries (n = 530) included beneficiaries of Medicare parts A, B, and D but not C and excluded those with cystic fibrosis and a history of HIV or organ transplant. BRR, Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry.

Figure. Flow diagram of the analytic sample (n = 403) of Medicare beneficiaries and persons from BRR matched during 2006–2014, United States. Original pool of Medicare beneficiaries (n = 530) included beneficiaries of Medicare parts A, B, and D but not C and excluded those with cystic fibrosis and a history of HIV or organ transplant. BRR, Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry.

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