Weekend admissions may be associated with poorer recording of long-term comorbidities: a prospective study of emergency admissions using administrative data

Weekend admissions may be associated with poorer recording of long-term comorbidities: a prospective study of emergency admissions using administrative data

Abstract Background Many studies have investigated the presence of a ‘weekend effect’ in mortality following hospital admission, and these frequently use diagnostic codes from administrative data for information on comorbidities for risk adjustment. However, it is possible that coding practice diffe...

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Main Authors: Therese Lloyd, Sarah R. Deeny, Adam Steventon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Weekend effect
Mortality
Recording
Coding
Risk adjustment
Comorbidity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3668-7

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