title: SARS tops healthcare concerns. Coding role vital to reporting deadly disease.
authors.affiliation: VP-MA Health Solutions, Cambio Health Solutions, Nashville, TN, USA. jkennedymd@vp-ma.com
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Mary H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Stanfill
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000592:standards*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004496:Education, Continuing; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014481:United States