Development and validation of the Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm (PMCA) version 3.0
TD Simon, W Haaland, K Hawley, K Lambka… - Academic pediatrics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective To modify the Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm (PMCA) to include
both International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revisions, Clinical
Modification (ICD-9/10-CM) codes for classifying children with chronic disease (CD) by level
of medical complexity and to assess the sensitivity and specificity of the new PMCA version
3.0 for correctly identifying level of medical complexity. Methods To create version 3.0,
PMCA version 2.0 was modified to include ICD-10-CM codes. We applied PMCA version 3.0 …
both International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revisions, Clinical
Modification (ICD-9/10-CM) codes for classifying children with chronic disease (CD) by level
of medical complexity and to assess the sensitivity and specificity of the new PMCA version
3.0 for correctly identifying level of medical complexity. Methods To create version 3.0,
PMCA version 2.0 was modified to include ICD-10-CM codes. We applied PMCA version 3.0 …