An evaluation of the quality of obstetric morbidity coding using an objective assessment tool, the Performance Indicators for Coding Quality (PICQ)

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 19-29

  Lam, Mary K ^a   Innes, Kerry ^a   Saad, Patricia ^a   Rust, Julie ^a   Dimitropoulos, Vera ^a   Cumerlato, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coding; Computerised medical records systems; ICD 10 AM; International classification of diseases; Morbidity; Obstetrics; Quality control

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649089922     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335830803700203     Document Type: Review

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