Table 6 PPV and sensitivity, by RAC event type and E linkage strategy. N linkage used as the reference standard.
From: Linkage of health and aged care service events: comparing linkage and event selection methods
Match strategy | Permanent admission | Respite admission | Hospital leave | Social leave | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PPV | |||||
Basic | 95.5 | 97.8 | 98.5 | 89.2 | 97.7 |
Constrained-SLG v1 | 95.1 | 98.2 | 98.7 | 95.5 | 97.9 |
Constrained-SLG v2 | 94.8 | 97.4 | 98.7 | 95.5 | 97.7 |
Constrained-SLG v3 | 95.1 | 98.1 | 98.6 | 95.5 | 97.8 |
Constrained-PC v1 | 95.0 | 98.0 | 98.7 | 99.3 | 98.0 |
Constrained-PC v2 | 95.0 | 97.2 | 98.7 | 99.3 | 97.8 |
Constrained-PC v3 | 95.3 | 97.9 | 98.7 | 99.3 | 97.9 |
Sensitivity | |||||
Basic | 65.2 | 73.8 | 86.4 | 91.9 | 80.7 |
Constrained-SLG v1 | 75.0 | 81.1 | 92.5 | 91.3 | 87.6 |
Constrained-SLG v2 | 88.5 | 86.4 | 93.3 | 91.3 | 91.5 |
Constrained-SLG v3 | 89.6 | 89.2 | 92.5 | 91.3 | 91.5 |
Constrained-PC v1 | 69.5 | 78.5 | 91.7 | 90.7 | 85.6 |
Constrained-PC v2 | 88.9 | 87.0 | 93.1 | 90.7 | 91.5 |
Constrained-PC v3 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 91.7 | 90.7 | 90.5 |
N links | 1723 | 852 | 5370 | 161 | 8106 |
RAC records | 4752 | 3297 | 6878 | 4709 | 19636 |