Improving the Coding Completeness of Hypertension in Inpatient Administrative Health Data Using Machine Learning Methods
Introduction The Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) associates ICD-10-CA diagnosis codes with inpatient care episodes at acute-care facilities. Codes are assigned by human coders, based on chart review. Coding guidelines stipulate mandatory coding of major and fatal conditions but only optional codin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Swansea University
2018-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Population Data Science |
Online Access: | https://ijpds.org/article/view/946 |