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Death Certification.
Adeyinka A, Bailey K. Adeyinka A, et al. 2023 Apr 17. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan–. 2023 Apr 17. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan–. PMID: 30252271 Free Books & Documents.
It is considered a class 1 felony to willfully and knowingly falsify information on the death certificate. In about 33% to 41% of cases, errors are made on the death certificate. ...The death certificate can be subject to amendment …
It is considered a class 1 felony to willfully and knowingly falsify information on the death certificate. In about 33% to 41% …
Autopsy Service Death Certificate Review.
Krywanczyk A, Amoresano E, Tatsumi K, Mount S. Krywanczyk A, et al. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Sep 1;144(9):1092-1096. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0452-OA. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020. PMID: 31986077 Free article.
OBJECTIVES.-: To improve the quality and accuracy of death certificates issued in the hospital and improve resident and clinician education by initiating a death certificate review process, performed by pathology residents while on their hospital autop …
OBJECTIVES.-: To improve the quality and accuracy of death certificates issued in the hospital and improve resident and clinic …
Death certificate accuracy in a Tunisian Emergency Department.
Ben Khelil M, Kamel M, Lahmar S, Mrabet A, Borsali Falfoul N, Hamdoun M. Ben Khelil M, et al. Tunis Med. 2017 Jun;95(6):422-428. Tunis Med. 2017. PMID: 29512798 Free article.
OBJECTIVE: Assess Death Certificates accuracy (DCs) issued by a teaching emergency department in Tunis. ...Twenty-one errors have been predefined and classified as "Editing errors" or "Medical analysis error" then as major or minor errors …
OBJECTIVE: Assess Death Certificates accuracy (DCs) issued by a teaching emergency department in Tunis. ...Twenty-one error …
Death certificate errors in three teaching hospitals of Zahedan, southeast of Iran.
Alipour J, Karimi A, Hayavi Haghighi MH, Hosseini Teshnizi S, Mehdipour Y. Alipour J, et al. Death Stud. 2022;46(5):1157-1165. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1801893. Epub 2020 Aug 6. Death Stud. 2022. PMID: 32757885
Accurate completion of death certificates is of critical importance for public health policy and statistical purposes. In assessing 936 available death certificates, most contained one or more errors. Minor errors (e.g. absence of time in …
Accurate completion of death certificates is of critical importance for public health policy and statistical purposes. In asse …
Common errors in writing the cause of death certificate in the Middle East.
Madadin M, Alhumam AS, Bushulaybi NA, Alotaibi AR, Aldakhil HA, Alghamdi AY, Al-Abdulwahab NK, Assiri SY, Alumair NA, Almulhim FA, Menezes RG. Madadin M, et al. J Forensic Leg Med. 2019 Nov;68:101864. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2019.101864. Epub 2019 Aug 29. J Forensic Leg Med. 2019. PMID: 31493720 Review.
A death certificate is an official document in which the medical practitioner primarily records the cause of death sequence, the time interval between the onset of the cause of death and death, and personal details of the deceased. Errors …
A death certificate is an official document in which the medical practitioner primarily records the cause of death sequ …
Death certificate errors in one Saudi Arabian hospital.
Aljerian K. Aljerian K. Death Stud. 2019;43(5):311-315. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1461712. Epub 2018 Sep 20. Death Stud. 2019. PMID: 29757087
Proper completion of death certificates is of vital importance. This study assessed the accuracy of death certification at one major hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We collected all certificates from 1997 to 2016 and scored them on the degree of accu …
Proper completion of death certificates is of vital importance. This study assessed the accuracy of death certification …
Death by mental retardation? The influence of ambiguity on death certificate coding error for adults with intellectual disability.
Landes SD, Peek CW. Landes SD, et al. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2013 Dec;57(12):1183-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01614.x. Epub 2012 Sep 7. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2013. PMID: 22957894
This study explores the effects of diagnostic ambiguity on risk of mental retardation being coded as underlying cause of death on US death certificates from 2004. METHODS: Utilising all US death certificates from 2004 that included a cause of …
This study explores the effects of diagnostic ambiguity on risk of mental retardation being coded as underlying cause of death on US …
Cause of Death Certification in COVID-19 Deaths.
Veeranna CH, Rani S. Veeranna CH, et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020 Sep;24(9):863-867. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23561. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 33132574 Free PMC article. Review.
The act also requires the issuance of cause of death certificate by the doctor attending the departed during his last illness. Data obtained from the cause of death certificate provides cause-specific mortality profile, which is required to analyze the …
The act also requires the issuance of cause of death certificate by the doctor attending the departed during his last illness. …
Death certification status in Eastern Mediterranean Region: A systematic review.
Abed Alah M, Alchawa M, Ahmed S, Osama M, Kehyayan V, Bougmiza I. Abed Alah M, et al. Death Stud. 2022;46(9):2100-2109. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2021.1890651. Epub 2021 Mar 6. Death Stud. 2022. PMID: 33678147 Free article.
This systematic review examines death certification in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, uncovers the methodological qualities of published studies, the common errors committed by certifiers, and physicians' knowledge in filling out death certificates. …
This systematic review examines death certification in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, uncovers the methodological qualities of pub …
Death Certification: An Interactive Teaching Session.
Wykowski JH, Luks AM, Berger G, Marshall DA. Wykowski JH, et al. MedEdPORTAL. 2023 Jan 17;19:11296. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11296. eCollection 2023. MedEdPORTAL. 2023. PMID: 36721497 Free PMC article.
Despite this, many physicians lack the skills necessary to accurately complete a death certificate. METHODS: We created a 45-minute virtual workshop to improve skills in completing death certificates. Participants examined the role of death c …
Despite this, many physicians lack the skills necessary to accurately complete a death certificate. METHODS: We created a 45-m …
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