[Multicentric study to evaluate the quality of discharge abstract coding of admissions in which the treatment was not performed and to identify a possible appropriateness indicator].
The aim of this study was to assess the quality of discharge abstract data regarding admissions in which the planned treatment was not performed, in 4 hospitals in the Rome metropolitan area. The main objective was to evaluate the appropriateness of admissions through use of the Italian version of the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (AEP/PRUO). Inconsistencies between discharge abstract forms and hospital records were found in 95/142 (66,9%) of examined records. These were subsequently evaluated through the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol and overall , 95,6% of inconsistent records were found to be inappropriate admissions. Monitoring V64 codes may represent an indirect indicator of appropriateness.
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Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy. maurici@med.uniroma2.it
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D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D012189:Retrospective Studies