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Queensland Coding Committee Terms of Reference

 

  1. Provide information to coders on quality initiatives in the collection of morbidity data;
  2. Review national and state edits, specifically age, sex and rare edits in line with the biannual edition updates of ICD-10-AM;
  3. Provide a mechanism where all coders in QLD both public and private have equity in access to all state coding resources;
  4. Endorse any state specific documentation on the use of ICD-10-AM codes for particular practices e.g. care type supplement;
  5. Involvement in the quarterly codefile publication;
  6. Resolution of coding queries;
  7. Provide advice on the interpretation of Australian Coding Standards and ICD-10-AM;
  8. Disseminate relevant coding information to Clinical Coders throughout Queensland;
  9. Establish and maintain a statewide register of clinical coders;
  10. Liaise with the coder network in relation to ongoing education requirements, training and workforce issues;
  11. Consult fellow clinical coders on matters relating to the national Coding Standards Advisory Committee;
  12. Recommend coding quality tools;
  13. Provide an avenue to raise AR-DRG grouping issue;
  14. Promote and provide clarification of coding ethics and practice standards;
  15. Liaise with coders statewide in the preparation of public submissions to the National Centre for Classification in Health (NCCH) for changes and additions to ICD-10-AM ; and
  16. Liaise and collaborate with the following organisations in relation to ICD-10-AM coding standards, policies and practices:

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To promote and provide clarification of coding ethics and practice standards


Last Updated: 19 August 2008
Last Reviewed: 18 September 2009