Measuring diagnoses: ICD code accuracy.

Objective. To examine potential sources of errors at each step of the described inpatient International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding process. Data Sources/Study Setting. The use of disease codes from the ICD has expanded from classifying morbidity and mortality information for statistical...

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Published in:	Health Services Research Vol. 40; no. 5P2; pp. 1620 - 1640
Main Authors:	O'Malley KJ, Cook KF, Price MD, Wildes KR, Hurdle JF, Ashton CM
Format:	tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Oct2005
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost