Validating the diagnostic accuracy of medical certification: a population-level comparison between verbal autopsy and Saudi medical records causes of death of deceased with type 2 diabetes
PRCOD was found to overestimate population-level endocrine/metabolic and respiratory disease COD while underestimating circulatory disease, demonstrating medical certification challenges. Conversely, affirming previous literature on prevalent COD in Saudi Arabia, VA appears to deliver a plausible assessment, further strengthening its potential to integrate within the Saudi health system towards an augmented medical certification process.
Authors
- Faleh Alyazidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6823-2375)
- Max Petzold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-2169)
- Laith Hussain‐Alkhateeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-110X)
- Delér Shakely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5259-6200)
- Fawaz Alyazidi
Institutions
- Umm al-Qura University (SA)
- Innovation Cluster (Canada) (CA)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2448382
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12