Another challenge is the specificity and granularity of the coding system. Each character in the seven-character alphanumeric code has a specific and unique meaning, which can lead to confusion or errors if not correctly understood. The codes not only describe the procedure performed but also detai...
The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), is a global standard for classifying and coding mortality and morbidity data. The U.S. adopted ICD-10 for mortality coding on death certificates in 1999. Sixteen years later, the U.S. adopted ICD-10 for morbidity, but did...
Thus, while prior research has documented the existence of upcoding, questions remain about: (1) the effectiveness of government regulatory efforts to curb upcoding, (2) the factors associated with upcoding, and (3) whetherHIPAAhad a similar effect on all hospitals or whether some facilities ex...
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