title: A profile of coding staff in Sydney metropolitan public hospitals.
abstract: This survey assessed the profiles of ICD-10-AM coding staff employed in 13 major, acute care public hospitals in Sydney, Australia, during a two-week period in 1999. Approximately 90% (56/61) of respondents gave their job title as Clinical Coder or Coding Clerk; of these, 20 (36%) were qualified Health Information Managers, of whom 10 coded for >or=90% of their work-time and three for <75% of the time. One quarter of all Clinical Coders/Coding Clerks spent >25% of their work time performing duties other than coding. Five Health Information Management (HIM) Clinical Coders/Coding Clerks were paid under the Clerical, rather than the HIM, Award.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Information Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney. j.mcintosh@fhs.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dimitropoulos
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bramley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D059019:Clinical Coding; D003625:Data Collection; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D063025:Health Information Management; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000078329:Workforce