HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2017 Issue 46 (November)
Healthcare News: Study says clinical data provide more objective estimates than claims-based data for sepsis surveillance
November 14th, 2017
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Article Overview
This article discusses a JAMA study examining whether electronic health record data or insurance claims data provide more dependable estimates for sepsis surveillance. It is relevant to clinicians, researchers, hospital quality teams, and coding professionals interested in how changing diagnoses and coding practices can affect population-level measurements and trend reporting.
Why This Topic Matters
Accurate sepsis surveillance affects how health systems, researchers, and payers interpret disease burden and outcomes over time. The article highlights the broader importance of using clinical data sources when evaluating trends that may be distorted by administrative coding changes.
What You Will Learn
- How the article frames the comparison between electronic clinical data and claims-based data for sepsis surveillance.
- Why data source selection matters for estimating incidence and outcomes over time.
- How the study context involves JAMA, EHR data, and hospital-based patient populations.
- The general role of sepsis case-definition criteria in surveillance research.
Who Should Read This
- Coders
- Coding auditors
- Clinical documentation improvement specialists
- Healthcare researchers
- Hospital quality professionals
- Data analysts
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