Yuri V Sebastião1,2, Gregory A Metzger1,3, Deena J Chisolm1,4,5,6, Henry Xiang5,7,8, Jennifer N Cooper9,10,11. 1. Center for Surgical Outcomes Research and Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA. 2. Present address: Division of Global Women's Health, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 3. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. 4. Center for Population Health and Equity Research and Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA. 5. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. 6. Division of Health Services Management & Policy, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. 7. Center for Pediatric Trauma Research and Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA. 8. Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. 9. Center for Surgical Outcomes Research and Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA. jennifer.cooper@nationwidechildrens.org. 10. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. jennifer.cooper@nationwidechildrens.org. 11. Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. jennifer.cooper@nationwidechildrens.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We aimed to estimate the impact of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) coding transition on traumatic injury-related hospitalization trends among young adults across a geographically and demographically diverse group of U.S. states. METHODS: Interrupted time series analyses were conducted using statewide inpatient databases from 12 states and including traumatic injury-related hospitalizations in adults aged 19-44 years in 2011-2017. Segmented regression models were used to estimate the impact of the October 2015 coding transition on external cause of injury (ECOI) completeness (percentage of hospitalizations with a documented ECOI code) and on population-level rates of injury-related hospitalizations by nature, intent, mechanism, and severity of injury. RESULTS: The transition to ICD-10-CM was associated with a drop in ECOI completion in the transition month (- 3.7%; P < .0001), but there was no significant change in the positive trend in ECOI completion from the pre- to post-transition periods. There were significant increases post-transition in the measured rates of hospitalization for traumatic brain injury (TBI), unintentional injury, mild injury (injury severity score (ISS) < 9), and injuries caused by drowning, firearms, machinery, other pedestrian, suffocation, and unspecified mechanism. Conversely, there were significant decreases in October 2015 in the rates of hospitalization for assault, injuries of undetermined intent, injuries of moderate severity (ISS 9-15), and injuries caused by fire/burn, other pedal cyclist, other transportation, natural/environmental, and other specified mechanism. A significant increase in the percentage of hospitalizations classified as resulting from severe injury (ISS > 15) was observed when the general equivalence mapping maximum severity method for converting ICD-10-CM codes to ICD-9-CM codes was used. State-specific results for the outcomes of ECOI completion and TBI-related hospitalization rates are provided in an online supplement. CONCLUSIONS: The U.S. transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM coding led to a significant decrease in ECOI completion and several significant changes in measured rates of injury-related hospitalizations by injury intent, mechanism, nature, and severity. The results of this study can inform the design and analysis of future traumatic injury-related health services research studies that use both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coded data. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II (Interrupted Time Series).
BACKGROUND: We aimed to estimate the impact of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) coding transition on traumatic injury-related hospitalization trends among young adults across a geographically and demographically diverse group of U.S. states. METHODS: Interrupted time series analyses were conducted using statewide inpatient databases from 12 states and including traumatic injury-related hospitalizations in adults aged 19-44 years in 2011-2017. Segmented regression models were used to estimate the impact of the October 2015 coding transition on external cause of injury (ECOI) completeness (percentage of hospitalizations with a documented ECOI code) and on population-level rates of injury-related hospitalizations by nature, intent, mechanism, and severity of injury. RESULTS: The transition to ICD-10-CM was associated with a drop in ECOI completion in the transition month (- 3.7%; P < .0001), but there was no significant change in the positive trend in ECOI completion from the pre- to post-transition periods. There were significant increases post-transition in the measured rates of hospitalization for traumatic brain injury (TBI), unintentional injury, mild injury (injury severity score (ISS) < 9), and injuries caused by drowning, firearms, machinery, other pedestrian, suffocation, and unspecified mechanism. Conversely, there were significant decreases in October 2015 in the rates of hospitalization for assault, injuries of undetermined intent, injuries of moderate severity (ISS 9-15), and injuries caused by fire/burn, other pedal cyclist, other transportation, natural/environmental, and other specified mechanism. A significant increase in the percentage of hospitalizations classified as resulting from severe injury (ISS > 15) was observed when the general equivalence mapping maximum severity method for converting ICD-10-CM codes to ICD-9-CM codes was used. State-specific results for the outcomes of ECOI completion and TBI-related hospitalization rates are provided in an online supplement. CONCLUSIONS: The U.S. transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM coding led to a significant decrease in ECOI completion and several significant changes in measured rates of injury-related hospitalizations by injury intent, mechanism, nature, and severity. The results of this study can inform the design and analysis of future traumatic injury-related health services research studies that use both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coded data. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II (Interrupted Time Series).
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External cause of injury; ICD-10-CM; Injury severity score; Traumatic brain injury
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