International Classification of Diseases clinical coding training: An international survey

Lucia Otero Varela, Chelsea Doktorchik, Natalie Wiebe, Danielle A Southern, Søren Knudsen, Pallavi Mathur, Hude Quan, Cathy A Eastwood

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Abstract

The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is widely used by clinical coders worldwide for clinical coding morbidity data into administrative health databases. Accordingly, hospital data quality largely depends on the coders’ skills acquired during ICD training, which varies greatly across countries.
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
JournalHealth information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
ISSN1322-4913
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2022

Keywords

  • international classification of diseases
  • clinical coding
  • health information management
  • education
  • data accuracy
  • data quality

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