Assessment of administrative claims data for public health reporting of Salmonella in Tennessee.
In the USA, approximately 4% of the estimated 1 million Salmonella infections occurring annually are reported to public health. Administrative claims data from large health insurance companies capture disease-specific data which could potentially enhance public health surveillance. To determine the utility of medical claims data for public health reporting of Salmonella, we assessed medical claims data from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) members compared to Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) [...]
Author(s): Marder, Ellyn, Garman, Katie, Jones, Timothy F, Dunn, John, Jones, Stephen
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002909