"Clinical Coding" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Process of substituting a symbol or code for a term such as a diagnosis or procedure. (from Slee's Health Care Terms, 3d ed.)
| Descriptor ID |
D059019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.758.708.200.400.500 N04.452.859.564.274 N05.715.360.300.715.500.249 N06.850.520.308.940.968.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Clinical Coding- Clinical Coding
- Coding, Clinical
- Medical Coding
- Coding, Medical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Coding" by people in Profiles.
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Exploring Pediatric Code Status, Advance Care Planning, and Mode of Death Disparities at End of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Oct; 68(4):410-420.
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Using Administrative Codes to Measure Health Care Quality. JAMA. 2022 09 06; 328(9):825-826.
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Limitations of Coding and Reimbursement Systems for Surgical Correction of Mandibular Fractures: What Are They and How Can Craniofacial Surgeons Fix Them? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Feb 01; 149(2):357e-359e.
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Out-of-Hospital COVID-19 Deaths: Consequences for Quality of Medical Care and Accuracy of Cause of Death Coding. Am J Public Health. 2021 07; 111(S2):S101-S106.
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Administrative Coding in Electronic Health Care Record-Based Research of NAFLD: An Expert Panel Consensus Statement. Hepatology. 2021 07; 74(1):474-482.
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Pediatric Application of Coding and Valuation Systems. Pediatrics. 2019 10; 144(4).
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Pediatric Application of Coding and Valuation Systems. Pediatrics. 2019 10; 144(4).
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Evaluating the impact of expanding the number of diagnosis codes reported in inpatient discharge databases on the counts and rates of birth defects. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2018 11 01; 25(11):1524-1533.
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Systemic inaccuracies in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database: Implications for accuracy and validity for neurosurgery outcomes research. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Mar; 37:44-47.
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Proton Partial-Breast Irradiation for Early-Stage Cancer: Is It Really So Costly? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 May 01; 95(1):49-51.