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Validation of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection and noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUNDFew studies have validated ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection (SSI), and none have validated coding for noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy.OBJECTIVESTo determine the accuracy of International Classification of ...
Ball, Kelly E   +4 more
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Variation in Provider Identification of Obesity by Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Characteristics among an Insured Population

open access: yesJournal of Obesity, 2010
Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine whether neighborhood- and individual-level characteristics affect providers' likelihood of providing an obesity diagnosis code in their obese patients' claims. Methods.
Sara N. Bleich   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of Diagnostic Codes to Identify Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Taiwan’s Claims Data

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Purpose: Previous studies identified the study cohort or outcome of carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) by using the relevant disease diagnosis codes in secondary databases, but the validity of diagnosis codes of COP is unclear in such secondary databases ...
Min-Ying Chiang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body mass index and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: two electronic health record prospective studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Context: The relationship between rising body mass index (BMI) and prospective risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) / non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is virtually absent. Objective: Determine the extent of the association between BMI
Bonato, Vinicius   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Value of the International Classification of Diseases code for identifying children with biliary atresia [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2021
Background Although identifying cases in large administrative databases may aid future research studies, previous reports demonstrated that the use of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code alone for diagnosis leads to
Pornthep Tanpowpong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Myocardial and Pericardial Toxicity Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer Patients

open access: yesJACC: Case Reports, 2020
We recount a single-center experience with cardiac immunity-related adverse effects in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Johnny Chahine, MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

New primary renal diagnosis codes for the ERA-EDTA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry has produced a new set of primary renal diagnosis (PRD) codes that are intended for use by affiliated registries. It is designed specifically for use in renal
Boeschoten, E.   +16 more
core   +1 more source

What evidence is there for a delay in diagnostic coding of rheumatoid arthritis in UK general practice records? An observational study of free text [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objectives: Much research with electronic health records uses coded or structured data only; important information captured in the free text remains unused. One dimension of EHR data quality assessment is “currency” or timeliness, i.e.
Carroll, John   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Inpatient hospital fatality related to coding (ICD-9-CM) of the influenza diagnosis in Spain (2009–2015)

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background To analyze hospitalization episodes with an ICD-9 diagnosis code of influenza (codes 487 and 488) in any diagnostic position from 2009 to 2015 in the Spanish hospital surveillance system.
J. M. San-Román-Montero   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Administrative Data Relationship with The Accuracy of Disease Diagnosis Codes of Inpatients in Pariaman Public Hospital

open access: yesJurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Andalas, 2022
Medical records are one of the means to support the achievement of an administrative order in the context of efforts to improve health services in hospitals.
Kamal Kasra, Yudi Pradipta
doaj   +1 more source

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