title: Assessing managed care market variation in reports of coding accuracy.
abstract: The implementation of larger, faster and more comprehensive databases in healthcare delivery settings is an emerging outgrowth of evidence-based medicine. This study seeks to assess, at a national level, the degree of uniformity across markets in utilization and management of coded medical information. Implications for managers and policymakers, related to comparative managed care data benchmarks, are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lorence
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spink
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jameson
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification*; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000592:standards*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000592:standards*; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008497:Medical Record Administrators; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D011786:Quality Control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States