Elixhauser Question

[Meher Singh]

I have a stata coding challenge that im working on with a data set on simulated administrative claims. There are 14 variables including diagnosis1 to diagnosis4. The questions asks:

Install the user contributed Stata module, "Elixhauser." Using the ICD-9 enhanced option, run the module to create Elixhauser comorbidity flags and a count of comorbidities.

I am very new to Stata and would like some advice as to what the question is asking. Do they want me to count the number of comorbidities for each of the diagnosis? If so, am I required to develop an ICD-9 code for each diagnosis? How do i do that? I have installed elixhauser but have no idea where to go from there. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Layo Olabisi]

Hi! Did you finally get how to do this. I have a similar question and need help with it. Thanks

[Anders Alexandersson]

ssc describe elixhauser
ssc install elixhauser
help elixhauser

[Nick Cox]

#1 looks like a question on assignments to me, so the recommendations at https://www.statalist.org/forums/help#adviceextras #4 apply.

Equally, on the information that #3 is similar to #1 that advice also applies. If not, then a more specific question surely is needed.

I guess that all may seem unhelpful, but further flavour here seems to be: this is a very specific community-contributed package, so even experienced users like Anders Alexandersson can't offer advice beyond advice to read the documentation carefully. The program author didn't reply either, so appears not to be active here.

[Zach Adams]

For future applicants reading this post from Google, please refer to my other comment.