| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4-5 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2011 |
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- Surgery
- Oral Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology
- General Dentistry
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In: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology, Vol. 112, No. 1, 07.2011, p. 4-5.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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T1 - The importance of using diagnostic codes
AU - Kalenderian, Elsbeth
AU - Ramoni, Rachel B.
AU - White, Joel M.
AU - Schoonheim-Klein, Meta E.
AU - Stark, Paul C.
AU - Kimmes, Nicole S.
AU - Patel, Vimla L.
AU - Walji, Muhammad F.
N1 - Funding Information: We are a group of academic dentists who have developed a comprehensive dental diagnostic terminology and codes and implemented them. Our work has been catalyzed by the Consortium for Oral Health–Related Informatics (COHRI), a collaboration of >20 dental academic centers. 1 The primary objective of COHRI is to share data for research and quality improvement purposes. One of the work products of this group was to create dental diagnostic terminology and codes. 2 These terms and codes incorporated all of the existing dental diagnostic concepts, including the oral health concepts encompassed by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD,) 9th and 10th editions. In addition, the diagnostic terms and codes were further developed to allow for finer granularity of diagnoses, a limitation of the ICD system. These diagnostic terms and codes were developed through a consensus process within COHRI and now include 13 major classifications of disease and 1,321 terms and codes. These diagnostic terms and codes will continue to evolve with the profession, as we have instituted a biannual update process. We are currently funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to enhance and implement diagnostic terminology and codes in an electronic health record. One objective of our grant is to increase the utilization of diagnostic terms and codes by lowering the barrier to documenting diagnoses in a standardized fashion. As part of our effort, we are in the process of creating a validated mapping of diagnostic terminology to the currently accepted dental procedure codes, thereby reinforcing the link between diagnosis and treatment.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.01.047
DO - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.01.047
M3 - Letter
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AN - SCOPUS:79958747862
SN - 1079-2104
VL - 112
SP - 4
EP - 5
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology
IS - 1
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