How accurately are we coding readmission diagnoses after total joint arthroplasty?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1076-1079

  Saucedo, James ^a   Marecek, Geoffrey S ^a   Lee, Jungwha ^a   Huminiak, Lois ^b   Stulberg, S David ^a   Puri, Lalit ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding accuracy; Complications; Readmission; Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODING; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ICD-9; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 84880699926     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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