Factors Associated with Stroke Coding Quality: A Comparison of Registry and Administrative Data
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) codes are commonly used to identify patients with diseases or clinical conditions for epidemiological research. We aimed to determine the diagnostic agreement and factors associated with a clinician-assigned stroke diagnosis in a national registry and the ICD-10-AM codes recorded in government-held administrative data.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Olivia F. Ryan, Merilyn Riley, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Nadine E. Andrew, Sibilah Breen, Kate Paice, Sam Shehata, Vijaya Sundararajan, Natasha A. Lannin, Joosup Kim, Monique F. Kilkenny Source Type: research