Factors Associated with Stroke Coding Quality: A Comparison of Registry and Administrative Data

OF Ryan; M Riley; DA Cadilhac; NE Andrew; S Breen; K Paice; S Shehata; V Sundararajan; NA Lannin; J Kim; MF Kilkenny

Journal article

Factors Associated with Stroke Coding Quality: A Comparison of Registry and Administrative Data

OF Ryan, M Riley, DA Cadilhac, NE Andrew, S Breen, K Paice, S Shehata, V Sundararajan, NA Lannin, J Kim, MF Kilkenny

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | ELSEVIER | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105469

Abstract

Background: The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) codes are commonly used to identify patients with diseases or clinical conditions for epidemiological research. We aimed to determine the diagnostic agreement and factors associated with a clinician-assigned stroke diagnosis in a national registry and the ICD-10-AM codes recorded in government-held administrative data. Materials and methods: Data from 39 hospitals (2009–2013) participating in the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) were linked and merged with person-level administrative data. The AuSCR clinician-assigned stroke diagnosis..

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Prof Dominique Cadilhac Author

A/Prof Vijaya Sundararajan Author

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STROKE 123:A COLLABORATIVE NATIONAL EFFORT TO MONITOR PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF STROKE CARE IN HOSPITALS AND PATIENT OUTCOMES

Stroke is a major public health issue in Australia. This Better Health Initiative partnership project is designed to rigorously evaluate a m..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) partnership grant (1034415). The AuSCR received funding from a range of government, non-government and industry sources. The following authors receive Research Fellowship support from the NHMRC: MFK (1109426), DAC (1154273), NEA (1072053) and the National Heart Foundation of Australia: NL (102055).