Evaluation of a new method for in-patient co-morbidity analysis based on KHIRI Pathology Group Set codes at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital

Authors

  • F Verbeke
  • C Murekatete
  • C Tran Ngoc
  • G Karara
  • E Gasakure
  • M Nyssen

Keywords:

ICD-10, ICPC-2, 3BT, KPGS, clinical activities, monitoring, quality improvement, co-morbidity

Abstract

The Kigali Health Informatics Research Institute (KHIRI), a department of the Kigali University Teaching Hospital, one of the national referral hospitals in Rwanda, has developed a set of pathology grouping codes in an attempt to enable efficient evaluation of clinical activity in a typical sub-Saharan hospital. This KHIRI Pathology Grouping Set (KPGS) is a bi-classified grouping system, based on ICD-10 and ICPC-2 classification standards and constructed on ICD-10 chapters. KPGS provides a means for providing an analysis of hospital co-morbidity for hospital management purposes. This study evaluates both the consistency of ICD-10 and ICPC-2 mappings on KPGS as well as the clinical value of the defined groupings of clinical conditions.

Published

2009-08-19

How to Cite

Verbeke, F., Murekatete, C., Tran Ngoc, C., Karara, G., Gasakure, E., & Nyssen, M. (2009). Evaluation of a new method for in-patient co-morbidity analysis based on KHIRI Pathology Group Set codes at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 3(2). Retrieved from https://mail.jhidc.org/index.php/jhidc/article/view/31

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Research Articles
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