Performance of ICD-10-AM codes for quality improvement monitoring of hospital-acquired pneumonia in a haematology-oncology casemix in Victoria, Australia
Performance of ICD-10-AM codes for quality improvement monitoring of hospital-acquired pneumonia in a haematology-oncology casemix in Victoria, Australia (Sage).
The Australian hospital-acquired complication (HAC) policy was introduced to facilitate negative funding adjustments in Australian hospitals using ICD-10-AM codes.
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Although ICD-10-AM data are readily available in Australian healthcare
settings, these data are not sufficient for monitoring and reporting of
hospital-acquired pneumonia in haematology-oncology patients.
Quelle: Sage, 14.11.2022