Analysis of Questions regarding Morbidity Coding Posted to the Online Coding Clinic of the Korean Medical Record Association

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q2 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Health Information Management Journal Pub Date : 2014-10-01 DOI:10.1177/183335831404300304

Y. Boo, Whiejong M. Han, Hyun-Sook Lim, Youngjin Choi

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Abstract

Accuracy and consistency in morbidity coding are important in both clinical research and practice. However, Health Information Managers (HIMs) sometimes face difficulties in assigning morbidity codes. To assist them, the Korean Medical Record Association operates an online coding clinic bulletin board, on which HIMs can post questions and receive answers. Frequency analysis and Fisher's exact testing were performed to identify differences among the types of questions posted and the characteristics of the HIMs who posted them. Through statistical analysis, it was found that HIMs working at hospitals with fewer than 500 beds and those with more than 10 years of work experience were found to post more questions than other HIMs. The study also identified the characteristics of HIMs who require more coding education and particular diagnoses for which further training is required. Our findings will assist the development of coding procedures, guidelines, education programs, and a more user-friendly database.

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韩国病案协会网上编码诊所发布的发病率编码问题分析

发病率编码的准确性和一致性在临床研究和实践中都很重要。然而，卫生信息管理人员(HIMs)有时在分配发病率代码方面面临困难。为了帮助他们，韩国病历协会运营了一个在线编码诊所公告栏，HIMs可以在上面发布问题并获得答案。进行频率分析和Fisher精确测试，以确定发布的问题类型和发布问题的HIMs特征之间的差异。通过统计分析发现，在床位不足500张的医院工作、工作经验在10年以上的医疗保健员比其他医疗保健员提出的问题更多。该研究还确定了需要更多编码教育和需要进一步培训的特殊诊断的HIMs特征。我们的研究结果将有助于开发编码程序、指导方针、教育计划和更友好的数据库。

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Health Information Management Journal 医学-医学：信息

CiteScore

8.70

自引率

12.50%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Health Information Management Journal (HIMJ) is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA). HIMJ provides a forum for dissemination of original investigations and reviews covering a broad range of topics related to the management and communication of health information including: clinical and administrative health information systems at international, national, hospital and health practice levels; electronic health records; privacy and confidentiality; health classifications and terminologies; health systems, funding and resources management; consumer health informatics; public and population health information management; information technology implementation and evaluation and health information management education.