Using administrative diagnostic data to assess the quality of hospital care. Pitfalls and potential of ICD-9-CM.
Diagnostic information within administrative data bases is generally in the form of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes. The purpose of this article is to introduce ICD-9-CM, to review its strengths and limitations, and to suggest ways that it can be used through administrative files for assessing the quality of hospital care.
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D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D008722:Methods; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States