Comorbidities, complications, and coding bias. Does the number of diagnosis codes matter in predicting in-hospital mortality?

Abstract

Bias against coding of chronic or comorbid conditions on the computerized discharge abstracts of patients who die best explains these results. Efforts to improve diagnosis coding completeness solely by increasing the number of available coding spaces may not succeed.

Keywords

MedicineMedical diagnosisDiagnosis codeMyocardial infarctionComorbidityPopulationAnginaEmergency medicineIntensive care medicineInternal medicinePathologyEnvironmental health

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Publication Info

Year: 1992
Type: article
Volume: 267
Issue: 16
Pages: 2197-2203
Citations: 451
Access: Closed

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