Inaccuracy of ICD-9 codes for chronic kidney disease: A study from two practice-based research networks (PBRNs)

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 678-682

  Cipparone, Charlotte W ^a   Withiam Leitch, Matthew ^a   Kimminau, Kim S ^b   Fox, Chet H ^a   Singh, Ranjit ^a   Kahn, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Disease; Chronic Kidney Diseases; Clinical Coding; Diagnostic Errors; Electronic Medical Records; Medical Errors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941219304     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.140136     Document Type: Article

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