POINT: Is ICD-10 Diagnosis Coding Important in the Era?of Big Data? Yes

摘要

Although the terms International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and big data are relatively new, the goal has been the same for decades: to leverage information collected through the routine operation of?the health system to better understand predictors of clinical outcomes, implement data-driven strategies to improve outcomes,sup1/sup and evaluate the changing impact of?these strategies as the milieu of health care evolves.sup2/sup Although new analytic methods have been developed, and computing power has grown exponentially, the fundamental substrate for these analyses is organized data, of which ICD-10 coding remains a key component.