GP coding behaviour for non-specific clinical presentations: a pilot study.

John S P TullochMike Bj BeadsworthRoberto VivancosAlan D RadfordJenny C WarnerRob M Christley

Published in: BJGP open (2020)

GPs were reluctant to code with specific diagnostic Read codes when they were presented with patients with vague or unfamiliar symptomology. This masked questionnaire methodology offers a new approach to validate incidence figures, based on Read codes of non-specific conditions. The reluctance to code poses many problems for primary care EHRs research. Further research is needed to understand what drives GPs' coding behaviour.

Keyphrases

primary care
single molecule
mental health
risk factors
cross sectional
psychometric properties
general practice
patient reported