Evaluation of Medicare Claims for the Development of Heart Failure Diagnostics

Although claims data provide a large and efficient source of clinical events, validation is needed prior to use in heart failure (HF) diagnostic development.Data from the Multisensor Chronic Evaluations in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients (MultiSENSE) study, used to create the HeartLogic HF diagnostic, were linked with fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare claims. Events were matched by patient ID and date, and agreement was calculated between claims...