Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of Semi-automated Proposal and Optimization of Diagnoses and Surgical Procedures for Precoding: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Thomas Steffen
Conditions:
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The hypothesis of present study is that the daily monitoring and optimization of DRG coding is associated with higher reimbursement. Therefore, the primary objective is to determine if the daily monit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients undergoing surgery as inpatients (at least one night stay)
- treated at the Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen site
Exclusion
- surgery as outpatients
- surgery at the Rorschach and Flawil sites
- patients operated on by the Department of Surgery, but hospitalized at another department of the hospital
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
1200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04726202
Start Date
June 1 2019
End Date
January 31 2020
Last Update
August 4 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, 9007