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Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(9): 1742-1744, 2019 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31228403
ABSTRACT
We developed an electronic records methodology to programmatically estimate the date of first appearance of coccidioidomycosis symptoms in patients. We compared the diagnostic delay with overall healthcare utilization charges. Many patients (46%) had delays in diagnosis of >1 month. Billed healthcare charges before diagnosis increased with length of delay.