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Table 1 Coding error rate by discipline and severity level

From: Potential loss of revenue due to errors in clinical coding during the implementation of the Malaysia diagnosis related group (MY-DRG®) Casemix system in a teaching hospital in Malaysia

Item reviewed

Total case reviewed

Error case (%)

Chi square

p value

Type of Discipline

  

11.515

0.009

 Medical

116

107 (92.2)

  

 Surgical

116

96 (82.8)

  

 O&G

116

110 (94.8)

  

 Peadiatric

116

102 (87.9)

  

Type of Severity Level

  

17.658

<  0.001

 I

297

259 (87.2)

  

 II

124

115 (92.7)

  

 III

43

41 (95.3)