title: In Case of Emergency - Are ICD-10 Codes Enough?
abstract: In an acute emergency, the knowledge of the patient's medical history, allergies, implants, and medication can be crucial. ICD-10 code to document medical diagnoses alone often does not contain enough information. Our comparison of 388 documented diagnoses (ICD-10 codes as well as free text) showed that almost 20% of all coded ICD-10 codes contained less information than the documented free text. Thus, if using ICD-10 codes, free text diagnoses must be a necessary item in the upcoming German Medical Emergency DataSet.
authors: University Hospital Münster, Department of Telemedicine.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Juhra
authors: German Medical Association, Department of Telemedicine and Telematics.
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Schenkel
authors: German Medical Association, Department of Telemedicine and Telematics.
authors: Jürgen
authors: J
authors: Albert
authors: German Medical Association, Department of Telemedicine and Telematics.
authors: Norbert
authors: N
authors: Butz
authors: University Hospital Münster, Department of Telemedicine.
authors: Judith
authors: J
authors: Born
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany; D000069098:Health Smart Cards / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D062527:Meaningful Use / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*