Open-access programs for injury categorization using ICD-9 or ICD-10

ICD-10-CM/PCS: transferring knowledge from ICD-9-CM.

The transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS has expanded educational opportunities for educators and trainers who are taking on the responsibility of training coders on the new system. Coding education currently faces multiple challenges in the areas of how to train the new workforce, what might be the most efficient method of providing that training, how much retraining of the current workforce with ICD-9...

Incorporating ICD-9 and ICD-10 Data in a Warehouse

The shift from version 9 to version 10 of the ICD-code (“International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems”) causes enormous problems for the exploitation of medical data warehouses, since conventional data warehouses do not support the change of the structure of dimensions, i.e. the content and relationships of master data like the diagnostic codes, or other key ...

Comparing chronic condition rates using ICD-9 and ICD-10 in VA patients FY2014–2016

BACKGROUND Management of patients with chronic conditions relies on accurate measurement. It is unknown how transition to the ICD-10 coding system affected reporting of chronic condition rates over time. We measured chronic condition rates 2 years before and 1 year after the transition to ICD-10 to examine changes in prevalence rates and potential measurement issues in the Veterans Affairs (VA)...

Coding algorithms for defining comorbidities in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data.

OBJECTIVES Implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding system presents challenges for using administrative data. Recognizing this, we conducted a multistep process to develop ICD-10 coding algorithms to define Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidities in administrative data and assess the performance of the res...

Comparability of ICD-10 and ICD-9 for Mortality Statistics in Canada