Improve Cause-of-Death Reporting

An Intervention to Improve Cause-of-Death Reporting in New York City Hospitals, 2009-2010 CME

Ann Madsen, PhD, MPH; Sayone Thihalolipavan, MD, MPH; Gil Maduro, PhD; Regina Zimmerman, PhD; Ram Koppaka, MD, PhD; Wenhui Li, PhD; Victoria Foster, MPH; Elizabeth Begier, MD, MPH

 

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CME Released: 10/17/2012; Valid for credit through 10/17/2013

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ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION

Abstract

Introduction. Poor-quality cause-of-death reporting reduces reliability of mortality statistics used to direct public health efforts. Overreporting of heart disease has been documented in New York City (NYC) and nationwide. Our objective was to evaluate the immediate and longer-term effects of a cause-of-death (COD) educational program that NYC’s health department conducted at 8 hospitals on heart disease reporting and on average conditions per certificate, which are indicators of the quality of COD reporting./.../