Clinical coding. Code breakers.
--The advent of payment by results has seen the role of the clinical coder pushed to the fore in England. --Examinations for a clinical coding qualification began in 1999. In 2004, approximately 200 people took the qualification. --Trusts are attracting people to the role by offering training from scratch or through modern apprenticeships.
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D004739:England; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008497:Medical Record Administrators / Q000193:education; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011786:Quality Control; D013222:State Medicine