The use of comparability ratios to adjust hospital trend data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11017232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S C Gee, William F Page |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-82 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.75.1.81 |
| PMID | 3966607 |
| OpenAlex | W2162400649 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Hospital trend data may be affected by changes in diagnostic coding schemes. We studied the change from ICDA-8 (I-8) to ICD-9-CM (I-9) in a sample of roughly 13,600 double-coded Veterans Administration hospital diagnoses. Comparability ratios were computed and used to adjust trend data which overlap the time period when the shift from I-8 to I-9 occurred. With this adjustment for change in diagnostic coding scheme, apparent diagnostic trends are substantially altered
Coding (social sciences) · Comparability · Medical diagnosis · Statistics · Trend analysis · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Demography · Mathematics · Medical Coding and Health Information · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |