Using ICD-IO-AM codes to characterise hospital-acquired complications

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 18-25

  Michel, Jude L ^a   Nghiem, Hong Son ^a   Jackson, Terri J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coding; Data interpretation; ICD codes; Obstetric complications; Postoperative complications; Statistical

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CODING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LABOR COMPLICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL CODING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL ERRORS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 70449426429     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335830903800304     Document Type: Review

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