Evaluation of an Automated Software Method Versus a Delphi Process to Translate Emergency General Surgery ICD Diagnosis Codes: Lost in Translation
The Delphi-created ICD-10 EGS codeset provides a more robust, accurate translation of the ICD-9 codes than MapIT software. This codeset can be used to inform EGS research to study and improve EGS patients' care.
Authors
- A. Britton Christmas
- Caroline E. Reinke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4056-3054)
- Kyle W. Cunningham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6526-183X)
- Marc A. Kowalkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2624-4209)
- Susan Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5985-1676)
- Mary M. Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2776-6017)
- Brent D. Matthews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5100-9804)
- Samuel W. Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2923-3521)
- Addison K. May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6496-3733)
- Pooja Palmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9414-7569)
- Sullivan A. Ayuso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-4669)
- Van Christian Sanderfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1553-9184)
- Huaping Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8440-3402)
- Michael E. Houston
Institutions
- Carolinas Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery Open
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000606
- Primary Topic
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00