A Discussion on ICD-10 Coding of Infantile Diarrheal Disease. (August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, Daqiao; Yong, Lijiang; Zhang, Wenjun; Huang, Shaoyong
• Is Part Of: Chinese medical record. Volume 2:Number 8(2014:Aug.)
• Page Start: 344
• Page End: 346
• Publication Date: 2014-08
• Subjects: Medicine -- China -- Periodicals; 610.951
• DOI: 10.3109/23256176.2014.988965
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2325-6176

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Purpose</italic>. To increase the accuracy of coding for infantile diarrhea. <italic>Method</italic>. Case records of diarrhea, from January 2011 to December 2013, were searched in a hospital through the medical record management system, and the coding on the front page of the records was subjected to retrospective investigation and analysis. <italic>Results</italic>. During these years, 5.44% of all discharged patients were cases of infantile diarrhea, the majority of which were infants, accounting for 61.27%, followed by children, accounting for 17.27%. In 2011 and 2012, the codes for infantile diarrhea were mistakenly classified as K52.9. Through reviews of medical records, it was found that as a matter of fact, infectious diarrhea accounted for 70.49%, and non-infectious diarrhea accounted for 29.56%. <italic>Conclusion</italic>. The hospital should reinforce the training given to clinicians in writing the front page of medical records, along with ICD-10 training. The staff involved in the coding work should communicate with clinicians better, thereby enabling a continuous increase in the accuracy of coding for infantile diarrhea.</p> </abstract>