complication_flags: Complication Flags based on Procedure and Diagnosis ICD

In UMCSTaR/medicareR: Standardize Medicare Data and Create Analytic File

Complication Flags based on Procedure and Diagnosis ICD

Description

complication flag and complication excluding POA

Usage

complication_flags(
  original_data = analytic_readmit,
  std_data_root = wd$std_data_root,
  fac_codes_folder = "fac_clm_code",
  year = 2007,
  max_year = 2018,
  cmp_pr,
  cmp_dx,
  all_n
)

Arguments

original_data	data name for the data you want to add the info to
std_data_root	data path to the standardized data folder
fac_codes_folder	folder name for fac_code
year	select one year to process, e.g. 2007
max_year	the most recent medicare year we have; for example, in 2020, we have Medpar processed up to 2018
cmp_pr	procedure ICD code list used to define complication
cmp_dx	diagnosis ICD code list used to define complication
all_n	number of digits to match with ICD code

Details

POA var only available after 2010-01-01.(no poa var recorded before)

1. Create the ICD9/10 Dx/PR to complications mapping format

2. Create the complication flags at the DX/PR code level (poa and w/o poa) note: both DX and pr code are used to define complication, however pr should be within 30days, dx has no time frame.

Value

add two variables; complication and complication w/o POA

UMCSTaR/medicareR documentation built on May 11, 2022, 7:31 p.m.