The accuracy of hospital discharge diagnosis codes for major birth defects: Evaluation of a statewide registry with passive case ascertainment

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages E9-E19

  Salemi, Jason L ^a,b   Tanner, Jean Paul ^b   Sampat, Diana ^b   Anjohrin, Suzanne B ^c   Correia, Jane A ^c   Watkins, Sharon M ^c   Kirby, Russell S ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FLORIDA; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84962088957     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000291     Document Type: Review

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