Exploring discrepancies in clinical coding between rural and urban hospitals in Aotearoa New Zealand in patients who underwent interhospital transfer
Two-thirds of primary diagnosis codes and one-third of diagnosis groups were discordant after transfer from rural to urban hospitals in NZ. Further investigation is needed into why these discrepancies are occurring.
Authors
- Rory Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4221-6892)
- Garry Nixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8192-1412)
- Gabrielle Davie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5466-5364)
- Anna Donaldson
Institutions
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rural and Remote Health
- Published
- 2025-06-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22605/rrh9309
- Primary Topic
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Otago