title: [Usefulness of nuclear medicine extension code keeping the integrity with JJ1017].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Working group on JJ1017 nuclear medicine domain extension code in the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine has created nuclear medicine extension codes keeping the integrity with JJ1017. The objective of this study was to investigate the usefulness of nuclear medicine extension codes in real clinical settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nuclear medicine examinations of each institution were extracted from the examination master table and then the target subset of examinations to be coded with JJ1017 were identified. For this subset, working process was conducted, during which the followings compared conformity rate, application rate of representative frequently code set and compliance rate of nuclear medicine extension codes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Without using representative frequently code set, it was difficult to invent the same code for the same examination. By using the representative frequently code set, the same code expression could be invented for the same examination. Furthermore, using nuclear medicine extension codes additionally, these which could not be appropriately coded with representative frequently code set alone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nuclear medicine extension codes keeping the integrity with JJ1017, was proved to be useful to improve the accuracy of coding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Technology, Kishiwada City Hospital.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibutani
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsushima
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jinguji
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katou
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Tadao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuwano
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takehana
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oku
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D059019:Clinical Coding; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals