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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Main Authors: Adam D'Souza, Zhiyang Liang, Tyler Williamson, Tony Smith, Hude Quan, Mingkai Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/946