The revised burn diagram and its effect on diagnosis-related group coding

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-174

  Turner, Dale G ^a,b   Berger, Nathan ^a,b   Weiland, Anne P ^a,b   Jordan, Marion H ^a,b  

^a Washington Hospital Center ^*

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CODING;

BURN UNITS; BURNS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DOCUMENTATION; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029936642     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199603000-00013     Document Type: Article

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