Transparent ICD and DRG coding using information technology: linking and associating information sources with the eXtensible Markup Language.
With the introduction of ICD-10 as the standard for diagnostics, it becomes necessary to develop an electronic representation of its complete content, inherent semantics, and coding rules. The authors' design relates to the current efforts by the CEN/TC 251 to establish a European standard for hierarchical classification systems in health care. The authors have developed an electronic representation of ICD-10 with the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) that facilitates integration into [...]
Author(s): Hoelzer, Simon, Schweiger, Ralf K, Dudeck, Joachim
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1258