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  • Ontario's universal health care system utilizes administrative data for health studies.
  • Vaccine-specific billing codes were implemented in 2011.
  • Validating these datasets is crucial for accurate post-marketing vaccine surveillance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate Ontario's administrative health datasets for assessing infant immunization status.
  • To evaluate the performance of Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) database codes for primary infant vaccines.

Main Methods:

  • Compared OHIP database codes against Electronic Medical Record Administrative data Linked Database (EMRALD) as the reference standard.
  • Assessed four primary infant immunizations: DTaP-IPV-Hib, pneumococcal, MMR, and meningococcal C vaccines.
  • Calculated specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV).

Main Results:

  • OHIP claims demonstrated high specificity (81-92%) and PPV (97-99%).
  • Sensitivity ranged from 70-83%, with NPVs between 13-46%.
  • Using both specific and general codes improved sensitivity during the new code introduction phase.

Conclusions:

  • Ontario's administrative data offers high specificity and PPV for vaccine billing claims but has limitations in sensitivity and NPV.
  • These data have utility for post-marketing vaccine studies but are insufficient for measuring vaccine coverage and effectiveness.
  • A comprehensive, linkable provincial immunization registry is recommended as a priority.