diagnostic code

collocation in English

meaningsofdiagnosticandcode

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diagnostic
adjective
uk
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/us
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɑː.stɪk/
medicalspecialized
identifying a particular illness using a combination of signs ...
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code
noun
uk
/kəʊd/us
/koʊd/
a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more ...
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(Definition ofdiagnosticandcodefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdiagnostic code

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The published results will not of course disclose information about individuals and the information supplied by the doctors about each consultation is limited to the date anddiagnosticcode.
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A second classification of ' diarrhoea-associated admissions ' was made if any of these codes were listed as any of the 15 possible diagnostic codes.
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From previous attempts to collect data, it was recognised that reference to long lists of diagnostic codes could be a marked impediment to success.
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The issue is about more than evaluating the validity of the diagnostic codes reported in administrative database.
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The diagnostic codes included in the calculation of these rates are important causes of the observed differences.
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These hospitalizations are quite straightforward to categorize, and for many analyses they can probably be attributed to specific diagnostic codes without regard for comorbidities.
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Even so, it is likely that the true expenditure of eating disorders was underestimated in the analysis since cases were identified based on diagnostic codes.
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Not surprisingly, this study showed that higher age in patients was strongly associated with a larger number of diagnostic codes in a single encounter.
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One health insurer had not been referred to the diagnostic codes at all.
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For each encounter, a clinician enters diagnoses, to which diagnostic codes are attached.
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In 1999/2000 for each discharge only a maximum of 12 diagnostic codes were recorded whereas up to 25 were recorded for the remaining 3 years.
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The number of health problems, defined as all problems mentioned in the free text part of the record and/or as diagnostic codes, was determined in each record.
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