CODER Fax 2005

CODER Fax is a tool designed to help all coders of Perinatal Data System data abstract information in a uniform manner. Data collected is used at designated hospitals and within the community for quality assurance, program planning and research purposes. To be useful the data needs to be accurate and consistent.

Each month, August to June, Coders receive a question from the New York State Perinatal Data System Work Booklet and a page or two of de-identified medical record material. Coders are asked to answer the question (found on the Fax-back sheet) based on the medical information included in the fax. When finished Coders fax their response back using the Fax-back sheet. These questions are generally easy to answer. All the people who do any amount of PDS coding at the hospitals in the Finger Lakes region are encouraged to participate.

Click here for the November 2005 Fax

Click here for the October 2005 Fax

Click here for the September 2005 coder fax

Click here for the June 2005 coder fax

Click here for the May 2005 coder fax

Click here for the April 2005 coder fax

Click here for the March 2005 coder fax

Click here for the February 2005 coder fax

Please contact Barbara Suter for more information