Use of ICD-9-CM Codes to Identify Inpatient Fall-Related Injuries

OBJECTIVES: CMS currently uses ICD-9-CM codes to determine whether an inpatient fall-related injury may warrant reduction in hospital payment. The purpose of our study was to compare falls and fall-related injuries identified by a fall evaluator or hospital incident report with injuries identified b...

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Main Authors: Waters, Teresa M., Chandler, A. Michelle, Mion, Lorraine C., Daniels, Michael J., Kessler, Lori A., Miller, Stephen T., Shorr, Ronald I.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876293/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24329820
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12539
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