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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedAustin JM, Kirley EM, Rosen MA
A comparison of two structured taxonomic strategies in capturing adverse events in U.S. hospitals.
The purpose of this study was to compare the ability of AHRQ’s Quality and Safety Review System (QSRS) and the proposed triadic structure for the 11th version of the International Classification of Disease (ICD-11) to capture adverse events in U.S. hospitals. One thousand admissions were chosen for this study in a random sample from 3 general, acute care hospitals in Maryland and Washington D.C. and abstracted by two different sets of coding specialists for QSRS and the ICD-11. The results showed less than 20 percent agreement between QSRS and ICD-11 in their ability to identify the same adverse events. The sensitivity of ICD-11 improved when coders were given a list of potential adverse events. The authors conclude that in its draft form, ICD-11 has a limited ability to capture the same types of events as QSRS and that coders may need more training to improve its ability to identify adverse events.
AHRQ-funded; 233201500020I.
Citation: Austin JM, Kirley EM, Rosen MA .
A comparison of two structured taxonomic strategies in capturing adverse events in U.S. hospitals.
Health Serv Res 2019 Jun;54(3):613-22. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13090..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Health Services Research (HSR), Hospitals, Patient Safety