Is sepsis accurately coded on hospital bills?

Value in Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-81

  Ollendorf, Daniel A ^a   Fendrick, A Mark ^b   Massey, Karen ^a   Williams, G Rhys ^c   Oster, Gerry ^a  

^a POLICY ANALYSIS INC PAI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Database management systems; Epidemiology; Septicemia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CODING; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 0036220730     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4733.2002.52013.x     Document Type: Article

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