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PURPOSE@#The reliability of trauma coding is essential in establishing the reliable trauma data and adopting efficient control and monitoring policies. The present study aimed to determine the reliability of trauma coding in educational hospitals affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran.@*METHODS@#In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 591 coded medical records with a trauma diagnosis in 2018 were selected and recoded by two coders. The reliability of trauma coding was calculated using Cohen's kappa. The data were recorded in a checklist, in which the validity of the content had been confirmed by experts.@*RESULTS@#The reliability of the coding related to the nature of trauma in research units was 0.75-0.77, indicating moderate reliability. Also, the reliability of the coding of external causes of trauma was 0.57-0.58, suggesting poor reliability.@*CONCLUSION@#The reliability of trauma coding both in terms of the nature of trauma and the external causes of trauma does not have a good status in the research units. This can be due to the complex coding of trauma, poor documentation of the cases, and not studying the entire case. Therefore, holding training courses for coders, offering training on the accurate documentation to other service providers, and periodically auditing the medical coding are recommended.
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Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Hospitals, Teaching , International Classification of Diseases , Medical Records , Reproducibility of ResultsABSTRACT
Introducción: En el Hospital de Clínicas de Paraguay, el proceso actual de búsqueda de terminologías para la codificación médica en estándares de salud toma mucho tiempo ya que se realiza manualmente. Se propone, optimizar el proceso actual de búsqueda a través de la implementación de un servidor de terminología médica utilizando servicios web y una librería de motor de búsqueda de texto. Método: Se propone una arquitectura cliente - servidor de tres capas (también conocida como arquitectura multi-nivel), organizada de la siguiente manera: capa de presentación, de negocios y capa de datos. Se eligió utilizar este patrón por la independencia entre las capas y la clara definición de cada una de ellas en cuanto al objetivo que persigue. El servidor de terminología se encuentra representado en la capa de negocios. Está compuesta por un conjunto de servicios web de tipo REST y una librería de motor de búsqueda de texto, denominada Apache Lucene. Experimentos y Resultados: Fueron realizados dos experimentos acordes a los objetivos específicos mencionados anteriormente. El servidor de terminología implementado responde hasta 19 veces más rápido que el proceso actual de búsqueda y resultó ser bastante competitivo contra Metamorphosys. Si bien ambas herramientas presentan un tiempo de respuesta promedio similar, el servidor de terminología es hasta 5 veces más rápido que Metamorphosys en sus valores atípicos. Conclusiones: El servidor de terminología implementado reduce el tiempo de búsqueda del proceso actual siendo más rápido que el proceso actual de búsqueda. Finalmente, ante la comparación del servidor implementado contra el buscador Metamorphosys, el servidor implementado se muestra competitivo contra dicho buscador ya que tienen tiempos de respuesta similares(AU)
Introduction: In the Hospital Clínicas of Paraguay, the current process of searching for terminologies for medical coding in health standards takes a long time since it is done manually. It is proposed to optimize the current search process through the implementation of a medical terminology server using web services and a text search engine library. Method: Three layer client-server architecture is proposed (also known as multilevel architecture), organized as follows: presentation layer, business layer and data layer. The use of this pattern was due to its contribution to the independence between the layers and the clear definition of them in terms of the objective pursued. The terminology server is represented in the business layer. It is composed of a set of REST web services and a text search engine library, called Apache Lucene. Experiments and Results: Two experiments were carried out according to the objective mentioned above. The implemented terminology server responds up to 19 times faster than the current search process and proved to be quite competitive against Metamorphosys. While both tools have a similar average response time, the terminology server is up to 5 times faster than Metamorphosys in their outliers. Conclusions: The terminology server implemented reduces the search time of the current process being faster than the current search process. Finally, before the comparison of the server implemented against the Metamorphosys search engine, the implemented server is competitive since they have similar response times(AU).
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Humans , Male , Female , Computer Systems/standards , Medical Informatics/methods , User-Computer Interface , ParaguayABSTRACT
Through deeply analyzing the classification and coding of medical devices system,as well as existing problems in China,it proposed to build a medical devices classification and coding System,which was unified from state level and a platform for collection as well as surveillance for the information of medical devices,so as to improve the standardized management of the medical devices in China.