A comparison of two structured taxonomic strategies in capturing adverse events in U.S. hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Quality and Safety Review System (QSRS) and the proposed triadic structure for the 11th version of the International Classification of Disease (ICD-11) in their ability to capture adverse events in U.S. hospitals.

Data sources/study setting

One thousand patient admissions between 2014 and 2016 from three general, acute care hospitals located in Maryland and Washington D.C.

Study design

The admissions chosen for the study were a random sample from all three hospitals.

Data collection/extraction methods

All 1000 admissions were abstracted through QSRS by one set of Certified Coding Specialists and a different set of coders assigned the draft ICD-11 codes. Previously assigned ICD-10-CM codes for

SUBMITTER: Austin JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6505417 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature