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Nosology Notes of trainers will be involved and that they will then replicate consensus proposal on quality assurance (QA) and the training on a wider basis when they return to their utilisation review (UR). Professor Reeve submitted an State/Territory. interim report to the Commonwealth in March 1993, after an extensive consultation process throughout Australia. An On 27 March 1993 the Commonwealth advertised for expert Reference Group met from March - May to consider tenders for a number of casemix education projects to form the report and advise on the key issues involved in part of the overall implementation of casemix systems in developing a national casemix QA/UR implementation Australia. They included casemix education projects, plan. The final report is due for release in early June 1993. casemix education video, evaluation of casemix education and casemix study grants. On 27 March 1993, the Commonwealth advertised for QA projects which would contribute to the goal of Quality Assurance assessing and ensuring that the introduction of casemix in Australia does not result in a reduction in the quality of Emeritus Professor Tom Reeve was appointed in mid health care. 1992 to head the Casemix Development Program's quality ·~ assurance project. The objective is to develop a national HIMAA The Commonwealth sought submissions for the ICD-10 Update establishment of an independent national body, to be The international implementation dates for lCD-tO are funded by the Casemix Development Program, to ensure moving further and further into the future as the publication the ongoing enhancement of Australia-wide coding dates for Volumes 2 and 3 are delayed yet again. Volume 1 of standards to underpin the development of a national lCD-tO, the Tabular List of codes, was published in June casemix infrastructure. The broad ranging functions of the 1992. Volume 2, the Instructional Manual for lCD-tO, is now NCA are expected to be: due for publication in September 1993, while the Alphabetical • development of coding standards Index is not due to be published until February 1994. • education about coding standards As a result, countries around the world will not be able to introduce ICD-IO until 1995 or 1996. The United • quality improvement of coding Kingdom and Canada intend to use ICD-IO for hospital morbidity coding and will each use their own procedure • publications classification. The Canadian Classification of Diagnostic, • research and policy development in classification Therapeutic, and Surgical Procedures and OPCS-4 (the systems procedure classification used in the UK) are being updated and the new versions will be introduced at the same time as • assisting with the development of natonal coder lCD-tO. At present the USA has no plans to introduce ICD­ accreditation. to for hospital coding. As part of the quality improvement activities, the NCA As we have reported previously in this column, the will have the task of appointing a coding review Australian Bureau of Statistics will be using lCD-tO for organisation to carry out independent reviews of coding coding of death certificates to produce mortality statistics. quality. In the publications area the NCA will be required to The suggested implementation date for this is 1995, but advertise a tender and subsequently nominate an there may be delays because of the revised publication organisation to take responsibility for the printing and schedule for ICD-IO. As in the USA, at present there are no distribution of ICD-9-CM manuals and annual updates plans to use ICD-IO for hospital morbidity coding in within Australia. The NCA will also be involved in a direct Australia. The use of lCD-tO for morbidity coding no doubt way in implementing a national coder accreditation system. will be discussed by the National Coding Authority when it We look forward to reporting on progress toward the is established. establishment of the National Coding Authority in the next issue. National Coding Authority In late March 1993 the Commonwealth Department of Jennifer Mitchell Health, Housing and Community Services (now the Jennifer Nicol Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and AIHW National Reference Centre Community Services) advertised a Request for Tender for For Classification in Health interested parties to establish a national coding authority in relation to coding patient morbidity data. A decision on the successful tenderer should be made by late May. 46 AMR JOURNAL VOL. 23 No.2. 1993 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Medical Record Journal SAGE

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SAGE
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© 1993 Health Information Management Association of Australia Limited
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0817-3907
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1833-3575
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10.1177/183335839302300205
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Abstract

of trainers will be involved and that they will then replicate consensus proposal on quality assurance (QA) and the training on a wider basis when they return to their utilisation review (UR). Professor Reeve submitted an State/Territory. interim report to the Commonwealth in March 1993, after an extensive consultation process throughout Australia. An On 27 March 1993 the Commonwealth advertised for expert Reference Group met from March - May to consider tenders for a number of casemix education projects to form the report and advise on the key issues involved in part of the overall implementation of casemix systems in developing a national casemix QA/UR implementation Australia. They included casemix education projects, plan. The final report is due for release in early June 1993. casemix education video, evaluation of casemix education and casemix study grants. On 27 March 1993, the Commonwealth advertised for QA projects which would contribute to the goal of Quality Assurance assessing and ensuring that the introduction of casemix in Australia does not result in a reduction in the quality of Emeritus Professor Tom Reeve was appointed in mid health care. 1992 to head the Casemix Development Program's quality ·~ assurance project. The objective is to develop a national HIMAA The Commonwealth sought submissions for the ICD-10 Update establishment of an independent national body, to be The international implementation dates for lCD-tO are funded by the Casemix Development Program, to ensure moving further and further into the future as the publication the ongoing enhancement of Australia-wide coding dates for Volumes 2 and 3 are delayed yet again. Volume 1 of standards to underpin the development of a national lCD-tO, the Tabular List of codes, was published in June casemix infrastructure. The broad ranging functions of the 1992. Volume 2, the Instructional Manual for lCD-tO, is now NCA are expected to be: due for publication in September 1993, while the Alphabetical • development of coding standards Index is not due to be published until February 1994. • education about coding standards As a result, countries around the world will not be able to introduce ICD-IO until 1995 or 1996. The United • quality improvement of coding Kingdom and Canada intend to use ICD-IO for hospital morbidity coding and will each use their own procedure • publications classification. The Canadian Classification of Diagnostic, • research and policy development in classification Therapeutic, and Surgical Procedures and OPCS-4 (the systems procedure classification used in the UK) are being updated and the new versions will be introduced at the same time as • assisting with the development of natonal coder lCD-tO. At present the USA has no plans to introduce ICD­ accreditation. to for hospital coding. As part of the quality improvement activities, the NCA As we have reported previously in this column, the will have the task of appointing a coding review Australian Bureau of Statistics will be using lCD-tO for organisation to carry out independent reviews of coding coding of death certificates to produce mortality statistics. quality. In the publications area the NCA will be required to The suggested implementation date for this is 1995, but advertise a tender and subsequently nominate an there may be delays because of the revised publication organisation to take responsibility for the printing and schedule for ICD-IO. As in the USA, at present there are no distribution of ICD-9-CM manuals and annual updates plans to use ICD-IO for hospital morbidity coding in within Australia. The NCA will also be involved in a direct Australia. The use of lCD-tO for morbidity coding no doubt way in implementing a national coder accreditation system. will be discussed by the National Coding Authority when it We look forward to reporting on progress toward the is established. establishment of the National Coding Authority in the next issue. National Coding Authority In late March 1993 the Commonwealth Department of Jennifer Mitchell Health, Housing and Community Services (now the Jennifer Nicol Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and AIHW National Reference Centre Community Services) advertised a Request for Tender for For Classification in Health interested parties to establish a national coding authority in relation to coding patient morbidity data. A decision on the successful tenderer should be made by late May. 46 AMR JOURNAL VOL. 23 No.2. 1993

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Published: Jun 1, 1993

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