A pitfall of using general equivalence mappings to estimate national trends of surgical utilization for pediatric patients

General equivalence mappings (GEMs) were developed to facilitate a transition from International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) to ICD, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Validation of GEMs is suggested as coding errors have been reported for adult populations. The purpose of this study was to illustrate limitations of the GEMs for pediatric surgical procedures.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - April 7, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Yao Tian, Martha-Conley E. Ingram, Mehul V. Raval Source Type: research