The impact of errors in medical certification on the accuracy of the underlying cause of death.

U S H GamageTimothy AdairLene MikkelsenPasyodun Koralage Buddhika MaheshJohn HartHafiz ChowdhuryHang LiRohina JoshiW M C K SenevirathnaH D N L FernandoDeirdre McLaughlinAlan D Lopez

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Reporting an ill-defined condition as the underlying cause of death can seriously affect the coding outcome, while other certification errors were mitigated through the correct application of mortality coding rules. Training of physicians in not reporting ill-defined conditions on the MCCOD and mortality coders in correct coding practices and using Iris should be important components of national strategies to improve cause of death data quality.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
primary care
healthcare
cardiovascular events
quality improvement
electronic health record
patient safety
risk factors
emergency department
big data
machine learning
deep learning
data analysis