Test of an electronic program to query clinicians about nonspecific causes reported for pneumonia deaths, New York City, 2012.
Prev Chronic Dis
; 11: E210, 2014 Nov 26.
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ABSTRACT
We tested an electronic cause-of-death query system at a hospital in New York City to evaluate clinicians' reporting of cause of death. We used the system to query clinicians about all deaths assigned International Classification of Disease code J189 (pneumonia, unspecified) as the underlying cause of death. Of 29 death certificates that generated queries, 28 were updated with additional information, which led to revisions in the underlying cause of 27 deaths. The electronic system for querying reported cause of death was feasible and enabled quicker than usual responses; however, follow-up with clinicians to ensure timely, accurate, and complete responses was labor-intensive. Educating clinicians and enforcing reporting standards would reduce the time and effort required to ensure accurate and timely cause-of-death reporting.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Atestado de Óbito
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Causas de Morte
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Codificação Clínica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Chronic Dis
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article