Reliability of clinical coding of hip facture surgery: Implications for Payment by Results?

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 738-741

  Dalal, S ^a   Roy, B ^a  

^a TRAFFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coding; Hip fracture; Payment by Results

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RELIABILITY;

FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 67349091002     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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