What The Study Did: Researchers examined the use of COVID-19-specific coding, the transition from legacy coding and the accuracy of the COVID-19-specific code using SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing as the reference standard.
Authors: Ning Rosenthal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., of Premier Healthcare Solutions in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jama.2020.20323)
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