How accurate are diagnostic coding data?

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-

  Tam, J W K ^a   Thomson, G A ^a,b   Fernando, D J S ^a,c,d  

^a KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic ketoacidosis; Diagnostic coding; ICD coding

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CODING; RANDOM SAMPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 41349120001     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.08.001     Document Type: Letter

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