Medical Coders’ Use of the ICD-10-CM “Unspecified” Codes for Head and Brain Injury in Emergency Department Settings
This evaluation highlights the need for improved documentation consistency and detail in ED records to facilitate accurate ICD-10-CM coding. Alleviating time pressures, improving algorithms, and offering specialized training opportunities to medical coders could be helpful steps to improve coding specificity and data accuracy for head injuries in the ED.
Authors
- Alexis B. Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3033-0177)
- Julia A. Bleser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7787-6225)
- Kelly Sarmiento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5142-102X)
- Tracy Wharton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3734-8380)
- Morgan Bailey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9199-0171)
- Emily Hunt Costello
Institutions
- National University of General Sarmiento (AR)
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (US)
- Costello Medical Consulting (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/phh.0000000000002003
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.21
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention