Internal Code: TV599
Research Report Assignment:
Task:
Basic assignment:
Length: Max. 2 pages of text.
Due Date: Friday 22 September 23:59 (submitted via vUWS)
1. Describe a scenario involving an episode of care where the patient undergoes a hospital.
2. Identify from your scenario the facts about the patient’s condition and treatment which are relevant for coding.
3. Explain how you map these facts into the appropriate sections of ICD and DRG codes to select codeable items.
4. Show the final codes obtained for all items.
Literature Review:
Due Date: Friday 22 September 23:59 (submitted via vUWS)
Master students, who are taking the Advanced Healthcare Data Environments unit, should also:
1. Search for a research paper related to the same topic, published in a scientific journal, conference proceedings or book chapter (note that it must be a formal scientific publication, so not a website or a blog or some popular-scientific article).
2. Give a one page summary of this paper, including your own critique and reflections.
3. Make sure you include a proper reference to the paper.