Describing the content of primary care: limitations of Canadian billing data
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Primary health care systems are designed to provide comprehensive patient care. However, the ICD 9 coding system used for billing purposes in Canada neither characterizes nor captures the scope of clinical practice or complexity of p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/13/7 |