Table 1.
Aim | Gold Standard | Comparison Method | Population Included in Analysis |
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Validity of HEDIS to define the sexually active population | Self-report: Reported vaginal sex with a man in 2009 | HEDIS: ICD, CPT, NDC, and HCPCS claim codes or visits for pregnancy, contraception, STD diagnosis, screening or treatment, or cervical cancer screening in 2009 administrative medical record | Women whose administrative medical record indicated they had ≥1 GH visit in 2009 |
Agreement between HEDIS and self-reported chlamydia testing | None | Self-report: Reported being tested for chlamydia either within plan or outside plan in 2009 HEDIS: ≥1 recorded chlamydia test in 2009 administrative medical record |
Women who self-reported being sexually active in 2009 |
Validity of self-reported chlamydia testing | HEDIS: ≥1 recorded chlamydia test in 2009 administrative record | Self-report: Reported being tested for chlamydia within GH in 2009 | Women who self-report being sexually active in 2009 and did not report being tested for chlamydia outside GH in 2009 |
Abbreviations: CPT, Current Procedure Terminology; HEDIS, Health Effectiveness Data and Information Set; HCPCS, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; NDC, National Drug Code; STD, sexually transmitted disease