ANZ Stroke Coding Working Group

The Australia and New Zealand Stroke Coding Working Group was established in August 2020 as part of an initiative to improve clinical documentation and coding for stroke in these countries.

The group comprises health information managers working in hospitals, government institutions and academia, as well as data-linkage experts, database managers, epidemiologists, neurologists, statisticians, and representatives from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

The role of the ANZ Stroke Coding Working Group

Establish a thorough understanding on the current standards and practices at hospitals for the coding of stroke and how clinical documentation is used in the process, including international Classification of Diseases, tenth edition (ICD-10), future planning for ICD-11, Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) and other relevant disease classifications
Develop, implement and evaluate an education program for improving clinical documentation and ICD-10 coding for stroke
Monitor the coding quality of stroke admissions via annual comparisons of the clinical diagnosis in the AuSCR and the diagnostic codes from the administrative data and specific validation studies to assess the impact of the education program
If applicable, seel advice on how to apply for amendments to the Australian Coding Standards for stroke (e.g. use of brain imaging results)
Share knowledge on coding and statistical techniques for the preparation of datasets and for the analyses of linked data
Collaborate on the writing of grants or publications to improve clinical documentation and coding for stroke

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