Presumptive coding. A preliminary study of the aggregation of input diagnoses to determine their relevance to clinical governance and urological resourcing

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 553-557

  Payne, S R ^a   Napier Hemy, R D ^a   Ganesan, T ^a   Turner, W H ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Coding; GP referrals; Resource use; Subspecialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY TRACT CANCER; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 1642278551     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2003.04671.x     Document Type: Article

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