Detailed Coding, EHR Analysis Superior in ID’ing CHD, Heart Failure

“A recent peer-reviewed article in Preventing Chronic Disease, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that an EHR-analyzing algorithm that went beyond parsing four-digit ICD-9 data was markedly superior to analysis based solely on those entries. The study was designed to identify and accurately categorize acute coronary heart disease and heart failure events [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: News Algorithms Chronic Heart Failure Coding ICD-10 Source Type: news