In the United States, International Classification of Disease Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM, the ninth revision) diagnosis codes are commonly used to identify patient cohorts and to conduct financial analyses related to disease. In October 2015, the healthcare system of the United States will transition to ICD-10-CM (the tenth revision) diagnosis codes. One challenge posed to clinical researchers and other analysts is conducting diagnosis-related queries across datasets containing both coding schemes. Further [...]
Author(s): Boyd, Andrew D, Li, Jianrong John, Kenost, Colleen, Joese, Binoy, Yang, Young Min, Kalagidis, Olympia A, Zenku, Ilir, Saner, Donald, Bahroos, Neil, Lussier, Yves A
DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocu003