Problems With Quality Measurement Using International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification: The Elephant No One Knows Is in the Room.

Reeves, Sarah L; Freed, Gary L · JAMA Pediatr · 2019

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Abstract

The transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes has potentially significant implications for quality measurement. Challenges include translating each measure by manual review, and reassessing the validity of each measure. Without this effort, all claims-based quality measures have unknown accuracy, affecting their use by providers, patients, and insurers.

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