Association of the position of a hospital-acquired condition diagnosis code with changes in medicare severity diagnosis-related group assignment

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 707-713

  Johnson, Tricia ^a   Kane, Jason M ^a   Odwazny, Richard ^a   Mcnutt, Robert ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL AQUIRED CONDITION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ICD-9; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICARE; MEDICARE SEVERITY DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP ASSIGNMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CODING; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); CLINICAL CODING; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84932089585     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2253     Document Type: Article

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