Release Date: March 2014 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new Methods Report entitled HCUP External Cause of Injury (E Code) Evaluation Report (Updated with 2011 HCUP Data) (Methods Report #2014-01).
This report evaluates the reporting of external cause of injury codes (E codes) on injury-related discharges in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) databases. Injury-related discharges were identified in the HCUP databases using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes. The percentage of injuries with injury-related E codes was determined for each of the following HCUP databases:
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Internet Citation: AHRQ Releases Methods Series Report #2014-01 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). March 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/announcements/2014_01_ecodes.jsp. |
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