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Tuberculosis
Findings from National Cheng-Kung University broaden understanding of tuberculosis
March 25th, 2008
"Assignment of underlying cause of death (UCOD) might be inconsistent among coders if physicians do not properly record cause of death on death. certificates. This study aimed to assess the changes in the quality of tuberculosis-related UCOD assignment in Taiwan after interventions by the Center for Disease Control (CDC)," scientists in Tainan, Taiwan report. "The reference (gold standard) we used to assess the quality of UCOD assignment by coders was the UCOD selected by the Automated Classification of Medical Entities (ACME) computer program. The agreement, over- and under-coding rates between coders and the reference were calculated by years before and after the CDC...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-25)
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