title: [The quality of hospital discharge data in the Venice general hospital: methods and evaluation in the development of the Diagnosis Related Groups System].
abstract: In this paper the A.A. illustrate the methodology and development of an evaluation programme of hospital discharge medical records data base quality to implement the DRG system. The work was organized into three phases: the first to analyze the quality base level, the second to sensitize the medical doctors to SDO coding through a Medical Managers Department tutorial action; the third to measure the results of a random sample. The A.A. realized a raise in the compilation level between the two analises, particularly as regards the trascription of surgical procedures and/or diagnostic and therapeutic procedures passed from 39.9% at 64.1%, and a greater correctness in the primary diagnosis coding passed from 69.9% at 83.3% and in the surgical procedures and/or diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (coding) passed from 88.7% at 93.7%.
authors.affiliation: Direzione Sanitaria, Presidio Ospedaliero di Venezia, ULSS 11, Regione Veneto.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Selle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scarpa
mesh_terms: D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011787:Quality of Health Care