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Interpreting and coding causal relationships for quality and safety using ICD-11.
February 28, 2024
Januel J-M, Southern DA, Ghali WA. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2023;21(Suppl 6):385.
The International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision (ICD-11), introduces new features that enable a more detailed description of healthcare-related and patient safety events. This article provides examples of how ICD-11 allows coding for causal factors via "connecting terms." The authors state the new rich data provided by ICD-11 can improve adverse event reporting and research.
