Why the study?
Is there a difference in the appropriateness of diagnostic coding for acute myocardial infarction between teaching and nonteaching hospitals?
Population
1003 hospital admissions assigned a discharge diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction between October 1984…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Higher AMI misclassification at tertiary hospitals may distort quality metrics; leaves open effects on reimbursement and requires validation.
Is there a difference in the appropriateness of diagnostic coding for acute myocardial infarction between teaching and nonteaching hospitals?
Inappropriate discharge diagnosis coding of acute myocardial infarction is significantly more common in teaching hospitals compared to nonteaching facilities, which may impact healthcare quality metrics and reimbursement.
Lisa I. Iezzoni (1988) studied this question.
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