Optimizing coding quality: The role of the electronic medical record in the context of diagnosis related groups

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 90, Issue , 2002, Pages 236-240

  Muller M L ^a   Burkle T ^a   Irps, S ^a   Roeder, N ^a   Prokosch, H U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); MEDICAL COMPUTING; TELEMEDICINE;

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION; CODING QUALITY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUPS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD; PATIENT RECORD; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS;

DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; GERMANY; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORD; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GERMANY; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 7944224724     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-934-9-236     Document Type: Conference Paper

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