Psaty B M, Boineau R, Kuller L H, Luepker R V
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Am J Cardiol. 1999 Jul 1;84(1):108-9, A9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00205-2.
Miscoding of hospital discharge diagnoses for heart failure in older adults is common, and the direction favors high levels of reimbursement to hospitals. The potential costs to Medicare may be as high as $993 million per year.
