Clinical coding is the task of transforming medical information in a patient’s health records into structured codes so that they can be used for statistical analysis. This is a cognitive and ...

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Significant volumes of research rely on secondary care diagnostic coding to identify comorbidities however little is known about its accuracy at a population level or if this influences subsequent ...

Medical utilization profiles of commercially insured members with opioid-related disorders differ depending on the code used to document the initial diagnosis in administrative claims. Results: A ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. As part of our quality control process, we review code with a series of interim ...