title: Design, development and first validation of a transcoding system from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10 in the IT.DRG Italian project.
abstract: In Italy, ICD-9-CM is currently used for coding health conditions at hospital discharge, but ICD-10 is being introduced thanks to the IT-DRG Project. In this project, one needed component is a set of transcoding rules and associated tools for easing coders work in the transition. The present paper illustrates design and development of those transcoding rules, and their preliminary testing on a subset of Italian hospital discharge data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Udine.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Della Mea
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Udine.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vuattolo
authors.affiliation: Central Health Directorate, Classification Area, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, and Italian WHO-FIC Collaborating Center, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucilla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frattura
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Udine.
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Munari
authors.affiliation: Health Information System Service, Emilia Romagna Region, Italy.
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Verdini
authors.affiliation: Central Health Directorate, Health Information System Service, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Italy.
authors.forename: Loris
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zanier
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, VI Office, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arcangeli
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, VI Office, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carle
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000145:classification*; D007558:Italy; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000379:methods*; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D010351:Patient Discharge; D063886:Patient Discharge Summaries / Q000145:classification*; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D012986:Software Validation; D014175:Translating