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Dementia: An under-coded problem
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 10:06 authored by Showell, CM, Maher, RN, Elizabeth CummingsElizabeth Cummings, Croft, T, Tolman, J, James VickersJames Vickers, Christine StirlingChristine Stirling, Paul TurnerPaul Turner, Andrew RobinsonAndrew RobinsonDementia imposes a significant challenge for healthcare sys- tems, and can be under-coded in hospital patients. A review of coding in an Australian setting identified deficiencies which could impact on funding for dementia care, and for research. Further work is needed to clarify the impact of coding on de- cisions about funding for dementia care and research.
History
Publication title
Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Medical InformaticsVolume
160Editors
C Safran, S Reti, HF MarinPagination
EJISBN
978-1-60750-588-4Department/School
School of Information and Communication TechnologyPublisher
IOS Press BVPlace of publication
Amsterdam, NetherlandsEvent title
MEDINFO 2010Event Venue
Cape Town, South AfricaDate of Event (Start Date)
2010-09-12Date of Event (End Date)
2010-09-15Repository Status
- Restricted