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McLaren P1 confirmed with 916 HP
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McLaren has confirmed the P1's hybrid powertrain will be able to produce 916 HP (674 kW).
The McLaren P1 will be powered by a mid-mounted V8 3.8-liter twin-turbo gasoline engine capable of producing 737 HP (542 kW) at 7,500 rpm and a peak torque of 720 Nm (531 lb-ft) from 4,000 rpm. It will work together with an electric motor generating an additional 179 HP (132 kW) and an instant torque of 260 Nm (192 lb-ft).
The driver will be able to activate the electric motor via the Instant Power Assist System (IPAS) which can be operated by a button mounted on the steering wheel. According to McLaren, this will give the P1 the throttle response of a normally-aspirated engine.
Another button on the steering wheel will turn on the F1-style Drag Reduction System (DRS) which will reduce the amount of drag on the rear wing. The P1's rear wing reduces in angle to lower drag by 23 percent. Deactivating DRS is done by either releasing the button or pressing the brake pedal.
The battery will be installed on the underside of the carbon fiber chassis and will need two hours for a full charge when using a plug-in charger which can be found in the luggage compartment. The 96 kg (211 lbs) battery will allow the McLaren P1 to travel in electric mode for up to 6 miles (9.6 km).
More details are available in the press release section.
- IPAS (Instant Power Assist System) and DRS (Drag Reduction System) offer instant boost of power and straight-line speed
- 916PS (903 bhp) and 900Nm, with emissions of less than 200g/km
- Substantially revised 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine coupled to low-weight, highly efficient electric motor ensures instant torque for optimised throttle response
- Full E-mode offers in excess of 10km emission-free driving
The McLaren P1™ will have the combined force of two highly-efficient powerplants, offering the optimum mix of superb throttle response, day-to-day drivability and top speed. A mid-mounted 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine and a highly effective electric motor give a combined output of 916PS (903 bhp) and a maximum torque figure of 900Nm, ensuring instantaneous throttle response through the rev range, more akin to a naturally aspirated engine. Emissions of less than 200g/km on the combined cycle are reduced to zero in full electric drive mode, while the Formula 1-derived DRS and IPAS technologies offer an increase in straight-line speed and an instant boost of power.
The 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine in the McLaren P1™ is a new version of the familiar M838T unit, that has been significantly upgraded to optimise cooling and durability under the higher loads. The engine block has a unique casting to incorporate the electric motor. The petrol engine produces 737PS (727 bhp) at 7,500rpm, and 720Nm of torque from 4,000rpm. To optimise efficiency of the petrol engine, extensive testing and development work has always been carried out with McLaren Automotive technology partner Mobil 1 on lubrication and hydraulic fluids.
The lightweight electric motor, developed by the McLaren Electronics arm of the Group, produces 179PS (176 bhp), and is unique to the McLaren P1™. The motor produces maximum torque of 260Nm instantly from a standstill, greatly increasing the throttle response of the McLaren P1™, and peak combined torque of 900Nm is delivered from just 4,000 rpm. In addition to this, the McLaren-developed 'boost' system, IPAS, provides up to 179PS instantly. The instant response of the electric motor provides a sharper throttle response more associated with a normally aspirated engine, and the significantly enhanced air-charging system enables the McLaren P1™ to have more top-end power – the perfect combination for high performance.
The electric motor is mounted directly onto the engine, and all drive is channelled through the dual-clutch seven-speed gearbox to drive the rear wheels. Thus, the electric motor and 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine work seamlessly together, providing more than just added ultimate power and torque.
A further benefit is that the e-motor can provide faster upshifts. This is achieved through the application of instant negative torque at the point of shift, making the engine revs drop as quickly and efficiently as possible to the required engine speed for the upshift.
In addition to the obsessive weight-saving measures demonstrated throughout the McLaren P1™, so too is the optimisation of usable energy. When off-throttle the electric motor provides additional drag torque, recovering energy to the battery that would otherwise be lost to the brakes.
The McLaren P1™can be driven in a variety of modes, powered by the engine and electric motor together, or solely by the electric motor. This ensures versatility and ease of transportation, allows use in low emission zones and residential driving is optimised with near-silent running.
Maximum power comes when using both powerplants together, but even in E-mode the performance is strong. E-mode is the most economical mode available with zero tailpipe emissions. In E-mode, the McLaren P1™ can travel more than 10km with electric-only power – enough for most city journeys. When the battery is empty, the petrol engine will automatically start to maintain drive and charge the battery.
IPAS and DRS optimise performance and throttle response
The power available via the petrol engine and electric motor is further enhanced on the McLaren P1™ through two steering wheel-mounted buttons which activate the DRS (Drag Reduction System) and IPAS (Instant Power Assist System).
The Drag Reduction System used on the McLaren P1™ is a technology similar to that employed on Formula 1 cars. Speed is increased by reducing the amount of drag on the rear wing and, where the MP4-28 has a moveable flap on the rear wing, the McLaren P1™ has a wing that reduces in angle to lower drag by 23%. The system immediately deactivates when the button is released, or if the driver touches the brake pedal.
IPAS is designed to deliver power rapidly for high performance acceleration, and provides 179PS of instant additional power. In developing the IPAS technology for the McLaren P1™, power delivery was prioritised over energy storage. This is achieved through a groundbreaking, lightweight battery pack, which offers greater power density than any other automotive battery pack on sale today.
The high power density has been achieved through a combination of high power cells, low pack weight and an innovative cooling system. The battery weighs just 96kg, and is mounted onto the underbody of the high-strength Formula 1-grade carbon fibre MonoCage chassis, which seals the unit in the vehicle, thus avoiding the added weight of any unnecessary battery packaging.
Due to the amount of power being supplied by the battery, complex cooling is required to guarantee cell performance and reliability. The coolant flow is balanced so each cell is cooled to the same temperature across the entire pack.
In addition to the battery being charged via the engine, the McLaren P1™ is also equipped with a plug-in charger which can recharge the battery, from empty, in only two hours. The plug-in charger can be stored in the luggage compartment, although the customer may choose to store it off-board – in a garage or the pits – to save weight.
Further details of the McLaren P1™ will be released in the coming weeks, before the production-ready car makes its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month.


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As for today's outfit, every time I wear this Forever 21 blouse, I remember how much I love it. It's a fun pattern and I love the laid-back shape.
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I loved tunic style tops like that from h & m especially when I was pregnant.ReplyDelete
Veronika- you look great! Just a little tip for your tulips (in case you didn't know already), I got some yesterday and they were drooping as soon as I put them in the vase. After some research, I decided to drop a penny in the bottom of the vase. This morning they are nice and perky! Just thought I would share :) Krissy@DaintyChefReplyDelete
I love tulips! That's probably because I'm from the Netherlands haha :)
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Athletic Training is a field recognized and approved by the American Medical Association. Although traditionally associated with athletic injuries, Athletic Training has grown to include a wide variety of aspects, ranging from initial injury evaluations, rehabilitation, and prevention of injuries to the now common administration, education, and continuing education factors.
As long as there have been sporting events, there have been injuries. While at first, athletes of long ago primarily took care of themselves, ever-expanding research and methods have transgressed to the point where today we have specialists, concerned primarily with certain areas of medicine. One of those "specialists" is the Athletic Trainer.
Athletic Trainers are often called upon as the first person to see an injury. While physicians are still needed to properly diagnose and prescribe the best treatment to an injury, often Athletic Trainers are the ones who must care for an injury from the time of injury occurrence to the physician's care. Though traditionally associated with orthopedic (bone and muscle) type injuries, Athletic Trainers must be able to recognize a vast variety of medical problems than may not even be related to athletic competition.
Injuries are as individual as an athlete is. Even though an injury has occurred that the Athletic Trainer may have seen numerous times, it is imperative that the athlete's injury be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Injuries can never be "assumed". This primary care and evaluation is the traditional job description that Athletic Trainers face. Utilizing their vast background in anatomy and injury care, it is often the Athletic Trainer that has to make the first decision as to what is needed to best care for an injury.
Falling under the umbrella of "Sports Medicine", Athletic Trainers work with a vast part of the field of medicine. Often they will refer an athlete to any number of other specialists, such as orthopedic surgeons, internal medicine specialists, neurologists, dentists, physical therapists, or even to another Athletic Trainer for a second opinion. At all times the welfare of the athlete must be a priority. It is hoped that the extensive amount of schooling that Athletic Trainers need to achieve their title will help them in making their informed decisions.
As athletic competition demands continue to increase, it is nearly certain that the Athletic Training profession will need to expand and grow as well. Recently, the field has even branched out into non-athletic areas such as physical therapy clinics and industrial sites. Here, Athletic Trainers work with post-injury patients to help them recover, and may enter a work site to help monitor working conditions that may predispose an employee to an injury.
No matter the situation, it is required that the Athletic Trainer be prepared to act. As the future helps shape the profession, each individual Athletic Trainer must change with it for the better. In the end, it will help ensure that the athletic competitions all people enjoy will continue to maintain their competitive nature, while not compromising the health and safety of all participants and spectators. And, you yourself may very well one day acquire the assistance of an Athletic Trainer. Here's hoping it's for the better!


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A registered sex offender was arrested again Wednesday after a 26-year-old Ladson woman reported another offense.
James Mercado Enriquez, 42, of Spring Meadows Drive in Summerville was charged with indecent exposure, communicating obscene messages and third-degree assault and battery.
Mercado was previously arrested in September 1990 for molesting a 14-year-old girl and charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct, according to the State Law Enforcement Division's registered sex offender list. He served a year behind bars and was released.
The Ladson woman met Enriquez the afternoon of March 6 in the Summerville PetSmart parking lot, according to the incident report. They started talking about cats and Enriquez offered her a secretarial job with his fiber optics company. He convinced her to let him ride in her car to a West Ashley Fed Ex to finalize paperwork for the job.
Enriquez said a business partner was also supposed to show up, and they waited in the car about 30 minutes, according to the report. The woman said she didn't want to wait any longer and would drive Enriquez back to his car in Summerville.
On the way back to the man's car, he started rubbing himself and talking about sex and eventually exposed himself, according to the report. The woman told deputies he also insisted on showing her sex pictures on his cell phone.
The woman contacted the Summerville police department, who forwarded the case to Charleston County. The woman identified Enriquez from a photo lineup, according to the report, and he was arrested Wednesday morning.
He was being held in the Charleston County jail on $102,130 bail.
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Actually this should have been a friday favorites post. But after this week of simple and neutral holiday posts, we still had so many beautiful inspiration and DIY pictures bookmarked, that we couldn't NOT share them with you.
For the rest of the day we'll be styling and photographing our last big event of this pre-christmas season and after that (which means basically tomorrow in the very early morning hours) we'll be off to enjoy a weekend filled with holiday preparations, relaxing and catching up with friends. We hope your weekend will be equally lovely!
Stay tuned for some holiday table setting and gift wrapping inspiration of our own next week. We'll also have another set of printable gift tags for you. Don't miss them! And if that wasn't enough, there'll also be a little giveaway up for grabs. See you next week!
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Men's 200 meter Olympics: Usain Bolt wins gold medal, completes historic sprint double
Teammate Yohan Blake gets silver
(CNN) -- Usain Bolt claimed an historic victory in the 200 meters at the London Olympics Thursday as he completed the sprint double for the second time.
Bolt became the first man in Games history to defend both the 100 and 200 meters titles he won in such convincing style at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
His teammate and training partner Yohan Blake chased him all the way up the finishing straight to claim the silver medal.
Warren Weir completed a one-two-three for Jamaica in a personal best time of 19.84 seconds.
Bolt was just outside his own world record with a winning time of 19.32 seconds, while Blake clocked 19.44 seconds.
Wallace Spearmon was fourth for the United States.
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An epic night was kick started by a sensational victory in the men's 800m for David Rudisha of Kenya.
Rudisha ran one minute 40.91 seconds to break his own world record, the first in the track and field events at the Games.
The 23-year-old led from start to finish and was never seriously challenged, despite a superb run by 18-year-old silver medalist Nijel Amos of Botwana.
Amos clocked one minute 41.73 seconds, matching the former world record time set by London Games chief Sebastian Coe back in 1981, which stood for 16 years.
Another teenager, 17-year-old Timothy Kitum of Kenya took the bronze in one minute 42.53 seconds.
Rudisha, who was inspired by Coe's exploits, had promised him something special and did not disappoint.
"I was well prepared and had no doubt about winning," he told BBC Sport.
"I was waiting for perfect conditions to break the record and decided to go for it," he added.
The qualifiers for the final of the women's 800 meters were led by gender row athlete Caster Semenya of South Africa.
Semenya showed the form that took her to the world championship in 2009 in Berlin, easing up to win in one minute 57.67 seconds.
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While Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) is celebrated as a sculptor, architect, and painter, it is less known that he also was a playwright, scenographer, actor, and director. The Baroque period saw the rise of opera and ballet, as well as increasingly elaborate scenographic technologies for court and religious theatre. Bernini drew from this lexicon of theatrical effects, deploying light, movement, and the porous boundary between fictive and physical space to forge a language of Baroque illusion for both his scenographies and his sculptural ensembles. "Bernini: Art as Theatre" investigates the different types of cultural space for the staging of his art, from court settings to public squares and church interiors. Drawing parallels between the visual and theatrical arts, and highlighting the dramatic amplification of religious art in the period, this provocative study provides a model that can be extended beyond Bernini to enable us to reconsider 17th-century visual culture as a whole.
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Newsletter of the National Centre for Classification in Health Volume 7 Number 4 March 2001 The language of health from the Certainly the 7th NCCH conference to be held in desk of April will provide many opportunities to learn about nomenclatures and how they relate to the director statistical classifications such as the ICD. In many ways, clinical coders have always made this connection in the traditional twin use of the alphabetic index and tabular list of ICD-9-CM Well, into the new millennium! It's quite a and now ICD-10-AM. However, the conventions privilege to be part of all the events surrounding of the index format need to be loosened for the leap from the 20th to the 21st century. And of application to electronic health records. course to be involved in the electronic health Software applications should help us to PRINT POST APPROVED PP224709/ 00038 record developments which are changing the naturalise the language of the index to reflect face of patient information management. Last the way clinicians use words. On the other year, NCCH made submissions to the National hand, electronic systems should also lead us Electronic Health Records Taskforce, back to the discipline which allows reliable participated in the Summit that launched the classification of terms and sequence choices. Health Information Network for Australia, and started work on Australian nomenclatures that The American health information management will underpin use of classifications and journals are telling us about the introduction in nomenclatures in ambulatory as well as the United States of Ambulatory Patient inpatient settings. I trust that this year will see a Categories (ICD-9-CM for diseases and CPT-4 continuation of this work and reinforce the for procedures) and Casemix Groups for post relationship between health classifications and acute care. The Australian focus in 2001 will nomenclatures. probably be on general practice and community health codesets and I hope that NCCH will be in a position to use its expertise in ICD-10-AM to contribute to these developments. in this ! NCCH Coding Prizes ..................3 issue ! New Specialty Books .................4 ! Educational Needs Survey ..... 10 ! Profile ........................................ 16 ! Subscriber update ................... 19 Professional Relativities Study Medicare Schedule Review Task Force, was instrumental in bringing the study to a One of the major achievements of 2000 was the conclusion, and we will miss his regular visits completion of the Professional Relativities Study from Canberra. I wish to thank all the clinicians (part of the Relative Value Study) for the who advised NCCH throughout the study, Medicare Schedule Review Board. The NCCH members of the Medicare Schedule Review report is still with the Minister for Health and the Board and Task Force who all contributed to the AMA, but is available for interested readers on outcome. the Medicare Schedule Review Task Force website (www.msrtf.gov.au/~msrtf). My thanks Staff news to all at NCCH, our consultants and subcontractors who were involved in this long Chantel Garrett also has a new son (Connor (since 1997) and complex study. Lauren Jones Gareth). With so many staff currently on devoted some years of her life to management maternity leave, NCCH was extremely fortunate of the project, while OR Systems in Melbourne to be approached by Kerri Chalmers who is provided expert statistical advice. Patricia Saad, moving to Sydney and will start work with NCCH project officer, played a major role in the study in March this year. Tiffany Chan returned part itself, helped produce the report, and has since time in the middle of February. Jenny Seems produced her first son (Emanuel)! Richard (Peakall) from the UK has been appointed as Juckes, on secondment to NCCH from the project officer and we look forward to her arrival in April (in time for the NCCH conference). Clinical coders who attended the 1997 NCCH conference in Adelaide will remember Jenny's colourful and animated presentation. Dana Merrin has joined the administrative staff and Dr Fatemeh Sabokrooh from the School of Management and Health Information Science, Iran University of Medical Science and Health Volume 7 Number 4 March 2001 Services, is doing post doctoral work at NCCH National Centre for Classification in Health until September 2001. NCCH (Sydney) Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney PO Box 170 ph: 02 9351 9461 Lidcombe NSW 1825 fax: 02 9351 9603 Australia e-mail: email@example.com NCCH (Brisbane) School of Public Health, QUT Victoria Park Rd ph: 07 3864 5809 Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 fax: 07 3864 5515 Australia e-mail: email@example.com NCCH Quality and Education Division School of Public Health La Trobe University ph: 03 9479 1135 Bundoora VIC 3086 fax: 03 9479 5657 Dr Fatemeh Sabokrooh Australia e-mail: email@example.com Homepage http://www.cchs.usyd.edu.au/ncch/ Editor: Rodney Bernard Typesetting: Rodney Bernard ISSN 1322-1922 Coding Matters is the quarterly newsletter of the National Centre for Classification in Health (NCCH). NCCH (Sydney) is funded by the Casemix Program, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (Health). NCCH (Brisbane) is funded by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Queensland University of Technology. Dana Merrin 2 – Volume 7 Number 4 NCCH Coding Prizes Congratulations also to the recipients of NCCH Coding Prizes awarded for high achievement in clinical coding. The prizes 2000 were awarded this year to: Taryn Loimaranta (Queensland University of Technology) Elaine Le (The University of Sydney) Asher Livingston (The University of Sydney) Colin Spowart Jennifer Stevenson (The University of Sydney) Ann Jones, who has been doing 'casual' work for some time has been appointed as Corporate Natalie Galbraith Relations Officer and will apply her considerable (Curtin University of Technology) skills in marketing NCCH and in editing NCCH publications. Colin Spowart commenced work in Carolyn Haggerty December 2000 as Systems Manager. Colin (Curtin University of Technology) brings additional experience and expertise in IT Judith Hall to the Centre for its functions in Sydney, (HIMAA) Melbourne and Brisbane. Susan Wood QUT Outstanding Contribution Award (La Trobe University) Sue Walker has been nominated for a QUT You will have noticed in the last issue of Coding Outstanding Contribution Award! This is a great Matters a call for expressions of interest in honour for Sue, and recognises the exceptional nosology training. NCCH is always seeking work that she has done for QUT and NCCH and skilled staff with expertise in clinical coding, and the pivotal role that she plays in the national and is still trying to foster specific training in international classification world. The nomination nosology that would prepare staff for specifically recognises achievements in: involvement in the specialised area of the s Promoting links between the University and content and structure of health terms. The outside organisations to enhance QUT's students who receive these prizes are the reputation nosologists of the future! s Providing service to clients of the University or organisational unit, with significant benefits to the clients s Providing initiatives through service. Results are announced by QUT in July – so watch this space! Taryn Loimaranta (left), pictured with Sue Walker, received the highest marks in Clinical Classification II and the coding component of HIM IV in the 2000 HIM degree at QUT. She was awarded the NCCH prize at the Faculty of Health Awards Ceremony on 13 February 2001. Volume 7 Number 4 – 3 CASEMIX, DRGS AND CLINICAL CODING BOOK SERIES T he ever-popular Casemix, DRGs and clinical coding series of specialty books has reached its completion with a burst of new titles. The latest and final release in the series are: • Obstetrics and Gynaecology • Neonatology and Paediatrics • Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery* • Respiratory Medicine and Thoracic Surgery* * Revised to ICD-10-AM Second Edition codes since their first release in 1996. The specialty book series provides an informative and useful resource of health information managers, clinicians and clinical coders. Previously released titles are: • Dermatology and Plastic Surgery • Neurology and Neurosurgery • Nephrology and Urology • Oncology and Haematology • Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat • Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol • Ophthalmology • Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary • General Medicine • General Surgery • Injury • Orthopaedics • Immunology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases A full index of all books in the series is now available form the NCCH website as a PDF file. Books can be purchased by using the order form distributed with Coding Matters or visit our website: www.cchs.usyd.edu.au/ncch/ and download the order form. 4 – Volume 7 Number 4 Classification Support and Development The public submissions call for changes to ICD- 10-AM closed at the end of February. NCCH staff and members of the Coding Standards Advisory Committee have been evaluating suggestions for change. This process will continue with the newly constituted Clinical Coding and Classification Groups and the Clinical Casemix Committee of Australia. Other activities of this extremely active division are covered elsewhere in this edition. German delegation Quality and Education Division Swiss German-speaking staff member, could As mentioned in the December issue of Coding accompany her to translate during the coffee Matters, quality and education functions are breaks. We are very happy to be able to pass on now combined in this division located at La our experience with ICD-10-AM and look Trobe University in Melbourne. Its staff, including forward to continuing collaboration with our Karen Peasley (Manager), Shannon Watts (Co- German colleagues in implementation of ordinator) and Irene Kearsey are masterminding casemix-based funding, education and the NCCH Conference in April. They are also research. working on the new PICQ and ACBA products, and modifying PICQ for ICD-9-CM for Specialty Books Singapore. NCCH staff had a small celebration on 30 Singapore Ministry of Health January to mark the completion of the series Casemix, DRGs and clinical coding. Twenty-one A memorandum of understanding is being books were compiled representing 18 negotiated between the Singapore Ministry of specialties (3 early titles were updated following Health and NCCH (Sydney and Brisbane). This the introduction of ICD-10-AM). Dr Karen will foster close relationships between the Luxford was welcomed back to the Centre for Centre and the Ministry to support clinical the occasion and we all recognised her initial coders in Singapore health services and will inspiration as well as the more recent involve staff and student exchange for training contributions from Monica Komaravalli, Ann and consultation. Jones, and staff of the Classification Support and Development and Publications Divisions. German AR-DRG study trip The content was compiled with the assistance of specialist clinicians and staff of the Acute and Germany recently decided to introduce the Co-ordinated Care Branch, Department of Australian DRG system, Australian Refined Health and Aged Care. NCCH is most DRGs (AR-DRGs) as a funding and appreciative of the input from these sources, management tool from 2003. This decision has and also the support of the Australian Casemix created not only sales of AR-DRG definition Clinical Committee in promoting the books as manuals but also a flurry of enquiries from education tools for clinicians and coders. NSW Germany seeking information about ICD-10-AM Health has purchased the series in PDF format and how it relates to AR-DRGs. In January this for its intranet – NCCH hopes that other users year the company Contec brought 30 of its will take advantage of the material contained in German clients on a study trip to Sydney. Kerry these books for use now or as the foundation Innes presented a paper about ICD-10-AM for future education programs. classification and coder education to the delegates on 15 January 2001. Other speakers Conclusion included Stuart McAlister from the Department of Health and Aged Care, Andrew Currie from I look forward to seeing you in Sydney at the Clear Outcomes, James Thiedeman from Health April NCCH conference! Don't be fooled by the Care of Australia and Ian Cullen from South date! Eastern Sydney Area Health Service. As most of the delegates at the seminar could not speak Rosemary Roberts English, Kerry was grateful that Imelda Noti, our Director Volume 7 Number 4 – 5 vital signs NCCH Brisbane staff news In late January, Dr Shilu Tong commenced as Research Associate on a part-time basis (Mondays and Tuesdays). Shilu is also employed in the QUT School of Public Health's Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR). It is hoped that his appointment will draw the work of the two Centres together and provide NCCH with access to the research expertise of the CPHR. Shilu has a good track record in attracting research funding and we are hoping for big things! Kirsten Mckenzie has been appointed as a part- Dr Peter Scott time research assistant. Kirsten is primarily working with Shilu on a number of research Despite the necessity for some desk-sharing proposals on the quality of mortality data, that the employment of new people has linkage of morbidity and mortality data, and demanded, we are delighted to once again have multiple causes of death. Kirsten's statistical the prospect of a full complement of staff. wizardry will also be in hot demand by others of us in the Brisbane office. Welcome, Kirsten! Singapore education NCCH's contract with the Singapore Ministry of Health to provide distance education training in medical terminology, coding and casemix, in collaboration with QUT, has been extended to encompass a second round of students. At present, we have students participating in three subjects – medical terminology, introduction to ICD-9-CM coding, and advanced ICD-9-CM coding. The provision of materials and teaching of the first two subjects have been subcontracted to the Health Information Management Association of Australia. The advanced coding unit has been developed and delivered by QUT and NCCH. We have employed a part-time instructor to provide support to the students undertaking this Dr Shilu Tong module. The students are primarily from Singapore's public sector hospitals and are Dr Peter Scott, a Brisbane general practitioner is sponsored by the Ministry of Health. We have working one day per week from mid-February. also contracted with the Parkway Group Peter will be working on the development of the Healthcare to provide the same training clinical vocabulary for general practice and the program, and several other private health care inclusion of ICD-10-AM into the UMLS. He will providers have approached us to express work closely with Donna Truran and Colin interest in enrolling their staff. Spowart in Sydney. 6 – Volume 7 Number 4 Visiting WHO Fellow Garry has also been busy working on a project to improve the query process at the Australian A WHO Fellow from Malaysia, Mrs Siti Haslinda Bureau of Statistics. This process involves bin Mohammed, was attached to the NCCH for sending letters to certifying doctors when four weeks in November-December 2000. Siti's insufficient information is recorded on a death placement was primarily to enable her to certificate to allow accurate assignment of research options for computerised health codes. Garry's work, as well as modifying the information systems. To this end Siti visited a letters themselves, involves an education number of informatics sites in Queensland and component to teach medical officers more about participated in a study tour to Sydney and the certification process. Melbourne organised by the Collaborative Health Informatics Centre (CHIC). Queensland Trauma Registry The National Institute of Health Sciences in Sri I have been involved in discussions with the Lanka has been in close contact with NCCH Queensland Trauma Registry, at the University staff since WHO designation as a regional of Queensland, to create a joint position of training centre was received. Staff at the Quality Assurance and Training Officer. The Institute have conducted two national medical incumbent will work four days perweek at the records/ICD-10 courses in the past twelve Registry, mainly providing coding expertise and months, and there are plans for a regional education for trauma coders. One day per week course to be funded by WHO in early 2001. will be spent at NCCH, principally on the further development of injury and external cause codes. International focus A memorandum of understanding has now been signed. Negotiation is also underway between QUT (specifically NCCH) and the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH) in Vietnam regarding the Sue Walker development of health information management Associate Director, NCCH Brisbane education. This course is intended to be offered as part of the Master of Public Health degree at HSPH. The Queensland Government Department of State Development is particularly interested in this proposal and has agreed to mediate on behalf of the group with relevant funding agencies, such as AusAID. AV NO Contact has also been made, with the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry is ICD-10-AM AI W LA BL seeking to fund a two week ICD-10 training Second Edition E course. We have agreed to submit a proposal for NCCH to undertake this work. It is likely that Browser Garry Waller will be nominated as one of two trainers, with the second educator to be recruited from CEN-International if our proposal is accepted. w Easy to use w All volumes in one searchable file w Network version available See order form distributed with Coding Matters or call 02 9351 9461 for further information about network or e-mail versions. Volume 7 Number 4 – 7 quality and education matters The newly established Quality and Education There have been some late changes to the Division experienced a smooth transition and is program, so remember to keep your eye out for now fully operational from the Melbourne office the revised conference program at the website at La Trobe University. There has been no soon. The revised program includes additional shortage of work with the NCCH conference, speakers and minor changes to the session New Zealand education workshops, survey closing times. reviews and handover of quality products from the Sydney office, all taking place in the past The conference is shaping up to be one of the three months. biggest and best – with our widest range of international speakers ever. Be sure to include attendance at the social events as part of your conference plan. They will be a highlight. CCSA has joined forces with representatives from the New Zealand Health Information Service (NZHIS) to produce an interactive, educational and stimulating workshop. Don't forget to register for the workshop! Special lecture The conference keynote speaker is Dr Christopher Chute who will also give a special lecture on Tuesday 3 April 2001, 5.30 to 6.30pm. The lecture will focus on electronic health records and medical concept representation. See page 16 for a profile about Dr Chute and l-r Shannon Watts, Karen Peasley and his work. Irene Kearsey at the Melbourne office For conference and special lecture registration enquiries contact Tina Stanhope phone: 61 2 9351 9461 NCCH 7th Biennial Conference fax: 61 2 9351 9603 e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Conference preparation continues and by now you will have received the Program and For conference and special lecture program Registration which was mailed out to Coding enquiries contact Shannon Watts Matters subscibers at the end of January. Code- phone: 61 3 9479 1135 L subscribers will have received notification that fax: 61 3 9479 5657 the Program and Registration is also available e-mail: email@example.com to view and download from the NCCH website. Places are filling quickly so make sure you Please visit the website at register now! (Registration closing date is Friday http://www.cchs.usyd.edu.au/ncch/ 23 March 2001). and follow the link to Biennial Conference. New Zealand ICD-10-AM Second Edition Education Train-the-Trainer workshop At the request of NZHIS, Shannon Watts and Megan Cumerlato spent two days in Wellington, New Zealand at the end of February conducting a second edition ICD-10-AM Train-the-Trainer workshop. 8 – Volume 7 Number 4 Approximately 30 clinical coders and HIMs from You will be pleased to know that the electronic across NZ were trained. These NZ trainers will ACBA is now in its final stage of development be responsible for disseminating the word about with enhancements and fixes currently being the ICD-10-AM Second Edition to other NZ finalised. Visit the NCCH exhibition booth at the coders. New Zealand plan to implement ICD-10- conference for a hands-on demonstration of AM Second Edition from 1 July 2001. both quality products. Educational Needs Survey Results Both products will be fully supported by the NCCH. The website will include a Frequently You may recall a survey seeking feedback on Asked Question (FAQ) feature and phone and clinical coders' educational needs which was e-mail support will also be available. Training is sent out with the June 2000 edition of Coding also in the pipeline. Further details will be made Matters. An analysis of the responses from available as it comes to hand, at the website these surveys is on page 10. This information and in future editions of Coding Matters. will be used to plan and organise future NCCH educational events. Thank you to all Any questions about PICQ and ACBA should be respondents who took the time and effort to directed to the Quality and Education Division. complete and return the survey. It is much Please contact either Shannon or Irene on appreciated. 03 9479 1135, or e-mail: email@example.com or PICQ and ACBA firstname.lastname@example.com Donna Truran and Colin Spowart were in I look forward to seeing many of you at the Melbourne during early February to commence Conference in April! the hand over of work related to the ACBA and PICQ products. Karen Peasley Quality and Education Manager Donna and Colin demonstrated both products, and implementation and maintenance strategies were examined with members of the Quality and Education Division PICQ 2000 for ICD-10-AM is now available on CD- ROM and includes the PICQ 2000 User Guide and supporting material About PICQ 2000. The PICQ and ACBA Order Form has been distributed with this edition of Coding Matters and is also available from the NCCH website (follow the link to 'Order Forms' under the 'Catalogue' link). The two-day visit from Donna and Colin also Performance Indicators for Coding Quality included an overview of the project to produce (PICQ) is a set of predetermined performance PICQ in ICD-9-CM for use in Singapore. Andrea indicators which identify coding variation in a Groom is currently working with the Quality and defined dataset. Education Division to convert the current PICQ When coding indicators from ICD-10-AM to ICD-9-CM. variations are identified Donna, Colin, Andrea, Shannon and I also met causes can be with Melbourne based OR Systems staff who investigated will be responsible for the programming of PICQ and corrective for ICD-9-CM. Visits to Singapore are planned action taken. for late April to provide on site implementation support and training. PICQ: s identifies data problem areas s identifies specific records for correction s suggests possible problem causes s suggests possible corrections See order form distributed with Coding Matters or call 02 9351 9461 for further information. Volume 7 Number 4 – 9 Report – Educational needs survey important to attend to rectify knowledge or skill deficiencies. A survey seeking feedback on clinical coders' educational needs was distributed with the June The main motivation reported for attendance at 2000 edition of Coding Matters. The results of NCCH education sessions was to gain additional this survey will be used to plan future NCCH knowledge or skills. Another popular response educational events. Completion of some of the was the need to confirm and cement current survey questions was based on a 'ranking' knowledge. An interesting lower ranked, but system, which enabled a highest to lowest otherwise popular choice, was the opportunity preference to be recorded. to network and to learn from colleagues. Respondents' qualifications Preferred learning styles The most common qualification held by An active learning method, such as a seminar respondents was a health information with problem solving and discussion, was the management degree or diploma (51%). most popular and highest ranked choice. A 15% and 12% of respondents hold HIMAA lecture format was the second highest ranked Intermediate or Basic Certificate, respectively. choice. The use of Internet, or e-mail-based Other coding qualifications were attained learning was the lowest ranked option. through OTEN, on the job training or through a Clinical coders' Internet access and use of state or territory health department training e-mail as a communication tool is increasing. course. 69% of respondents have access to the Internet. Use of NCCH training and resources 79% of respondents have e-mail access. Many respondents requested more distance Since the implementation of ICD-10-AM there education via the Internet and have been various education sessions held. A videoconferencing. Other respondents wide range of resources has been made suggested an increase in the variety of teaching available for purchase from the NCCH. methods. Some requested more frequent 89% of respondents attended ICD-10-AM education sessions. The need for more specialty Second Edition workshops held during 2000. based and clinical sessions was highlighted. Over half of the respondents also attended ICD- Making time for education 10-AM workshops in 1998 and 1999. 79% and 71% of respondents purchased the Taste of Ten Fewer than half the respondents (49%) agreed booklet set and the Mastering Ten exercise that they could commit 3+ days per year to workbook, respectively. 62% of respondents attend continuing education sessions. 42% purchased copies of the Diabetes Clinical opted for 1-2 days. Some factors that influenced Update video. these decisions were: s location of the session Motivations to attend workshops s session content When planning priorities to attend NCCH s availability of relieving staff. education sessions, most respondents said their motivation was because the topic was relevant Budgeting for education to their current work. Others felt that it was The maximum annual amount employers or individuals feel they can commit to education activities is $100 to $250. 28% of respondents felt that between $250 to $400 per annum could be allocated for clinical coder education. Attendance barriers Barriers to attending NCCH education activities were predominantly workload, location, travel, distance, financial implications. 10 – Volume 7 Number 4 What clinical coders want from education s use of coded data 57% of respondents ranked clinical updates as s data management. their highest priority. The most popular topics for Interestingly, terminologies and electronic health clinical updates are: records were not considered priorities. However, s obstetrics and gynaecology they were popular choices with 44% of s mental health respondents who chose this option as a future s orthopaedics topic focus. s anaesthetics The majority of respondents felt that their s cardiology. learning outcome from participation at an NCCH education activity was increased knowledge and 31% of respondents ranked revision of ICD-10- skills in the topic presented. AM Second Edition as a focus for the future. Topics most in demand are: The Quality and Education Division staff would like to thank all those people who took the time s obstetrics and gynaecology and effort to complete and return the survey. s anaesthetics Reference to these results will be made when s diabetes mellitus planning future NCCH educational events. s post procedural complications. Karen Peasley Other requested topics are: Quality and Education Manager s quality activities and products such as PICQ Shannon Watts and ACBA Quality and Education Co-ordinator Expressions of Interest Coding Auditors Network To ensure that coded data is of high quality, many more organisations are auditing their own data as well as contracting auditors to carry out recoding and other audits. To better able to meet the demand, the NCCH is considering establishing a Coding Auditors Network (CAN) similar to the Coding Educators Network (CEN). The NCCH would call on members of this network to conduct coding audits for which NCCH is contracted. An auditor needs different sets of skills: To assist the NCCH in gauging potential interest obviously top quality coding skills are essential in attending an auditor course, please send the but the auditor also needs an understanding of following details: topics such as the role of the auditor, the legal w Your name and ethical aspects of auditing, the different reasons for auditing, auditing statistical w Name of current employer techniques and relevant software. w Contact telephone In order to establish a network of auditors, the w Contact fax NCCH is considering offering a short course for w Contact e-mail auditors. Its format, structure and location will w Have you done any external auditing before? depend on potential numbers of coders Yes or No interested. w Before I make a decision about attending a course, I would need to know: (list any questions you have) Please forward your expression of interest to either Shannon or Irene at the contact details below before Thursday 12 April 2001. By e-mail to email@example.com or email@example.com By fax to Shannon Watts or Irene Kearsey on 03 9479 5657 By telephone to Shannon Watts or Irene Kearsey on 03 9479 1135 Volume 7 Number 4 – 11 classification support & development Mental health subset of ICD-10-AM Coding guidelines: Coding guidelines, together with definitions of relevant data items in The NCCH is currently developing a subset of the national minimum data set – community ICD-10-AM for use in community-based mental mental health care (such as principal diagnosis) health services (Coding Matters vol 7 no 2 will be included to assist users in correctly September 2000 p.11). The inaugural meeting assigning and recording diagnoses. of the ICD-10-AM Mental Health Subset Working Group took place 18 December 2000. The Assessment tools: The ICD-10 Checklists will purpose of the Working Group is to guide and be included. The checklists are useful to mental contribute to the classification, development and health service providers in their assessment of advise on appropriate modes of education. the main symptoms and syndromes. The Working Group recommended that the Glossary: Selected terms from the ICD-10 ICD-10-AM mental health subset include lexica (psychiatric and mental health terms and diagnoses, coding guidelines, assessment tools, alcohol and drug terms) will be included to glossary and an index. Details for the scope of define terms used in the subset and assist users the subset are as follows: in the application of diagnostic criteria and guidelines. Diagnoses: The subset will be based on the Diagnostic and management guidelines Index: To assist users in the assignment of the for mental disorders in primary care – correct codes and simplify the coding process, a ICD-10 Chapter V primary care version comprehensive index will be included, listing the (ICD-10-PC). terms currently used by clinicians. The index will Also included will be additional relevant codes reflect the multi-disciplinary aspect of from other chapters of ICD-10-AM, in particular community-based mental health services. the relevant signs and symptoms codes from The NCCH plans to include interventions Chapter XVIII Symptoms, signs and abnormal performed in community-based mental health clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere settings in the subset. A revision of the mental classified and relevant social codes (contextual health interventions in ICD-10-AM is being factors – Z codes) from Chapter XXI Factors undertaken in consultation with members of the influencing health status and contact with health Working Group, the Mental Health Clinical services. Coding & Classification Group and the National Brief glossary definitions from the The ICD-10 Allied Health Casemix Committee. classification of mental and behavioural If you would like further information about this disorders – clinical descriptions and diagnostic project, please contact Michelle Bramley or guidelines will be included, as will the definitions Kerry Innes. for the Z codes from the publication Multiaxial presentation of the ICD-10 for use in Adult Kerry Innes Psychiatry. Associate Director Mappings between ICD-10-AM and the less specific codes (ICD-10-PC) used in the subset will also be included. 12 – Volume 7 Number 4 T his regular feature provides guidance to clinical coders about frequently asked questions and aims to address those areas of coding which require immediate attention by clinical coders. Any major changes in practice (such as change of principal diagnosis sequencing for certain conditions) which may affect the integrity of state and national morbidity data collections will be flagged and should be introduced from the July following publication. If you find that any advice published in this section significantly changes your current practice, you should not do so until a suitable time in the collection year (January or July). You may feel it necessary in such circumstances to also seek advice from your state or territory health authority for a suitable date for implementation. Place of occurrence codes for external Peripheral blood stem cells are collected by causes related to surgical/medical care apheresis and retained. The definition for 'place of occurrence' according Apheresis ('subtraction') is a process where to both ICD-10-AM and the National Health Data blood is temporarily withdrawn from the body. Dictionary, Version 9, is the place where the Centrifugal force is applied to separate and external cause of injury, poisoning or adverse collect the desired blood component. The rest of effect occurred. the blood is then re-infused into the donor. Accordingly, regardless of where and when the Z52.01 will be deleted in ICD-10-AM Third manifestation of that injury, poisoning or Edition. Amendments will be made to ACS 0301 adverse effect occurs, the place of occurrence Stem cell procurement and transplantation for code must relate to where the external cause ICD-10-AM Third Edition. occurred not where the adverse effect Continent appendicostomy occurred. For example, although a post- operative wound infection may not manifest until A continent appendicostomy is the creation of a after the patient is discharged, code Y92.22 stoma by securing the extremity of the Health service area would still be assigned for vermiform appendix to the anterior abdominal place of occurrence as the procedure (external wall. This allows bowel flushing in children with cause) took place in a hospital setting. The constipation or faecal incontinence. It is also place of occurrence code does not relate to referred to as the Malone Antegrade where the wound infection occurred (in this Continence Enema (MACE) procedure or case, outside the hospital). Malone's appendicostomy. Apheresis A new code for appendicostomy is planned for the Third Edition of ICD-10-AM. In the interim The following guideline addresses the difference these procedures should be assigned 90311-00 between Z51.81 Apheresis and Z52.01 Stem [927] Other procedures on appendix. cell donor (see ACS 0301 Stem cell procurement and transplantation). Z52.01 ACS 1103 Gastrointestinal haemorrhage should not be assigned for stem cell donation by apheresis because the donor status (autologous Some clinical coders have queried the NCCH or allogeneic) is indicated by the procedure about ACS 1103 Gastrointestinal haemorrhage. code (see block 1892 Apheresis). The following guidance is provided to clarify the intent of this standard. Procurement of stem cells involves the removal of the stem cells from either bone marrow or In the majority of patients, lower gastrointestinal peripheral blood (including cord blood). bleeding originates from a large bowel source. However, apparent lower GI bleeding can arise Volume 7 Number 4 – 13 from a small bowel, gastric or oesophageal site. Operation report no. 1 For example, melaena can originate from gastric and duodenal ulcers or angiodysplasia of Operation: Transverse colectomy, liver the stomach or duodenum. biopsy Classification Midline incision. Liver nodule over dome of right lobe a If a patient is investigated for melaena or other wedge excision. Right colon bleeding from the lower GI tract and a colonic or mobilised. Transverse colon rectal condition is found on endoscopy, this sectioned after ligation. should not be coded as the cause of the Middle colic artery resected. bleeding unless documented as such. If the Ascending colon documentation is not clear, check with the anastomosed to descending clinician. colon. Transverse colectomy Assign: 32003-00 [913] Limited excision of large intestine Transverse colectomy is not classified in ICD- with anastomosis 10-AM and our clinical advice has been that the procedure is not widely performed. Therefore, in Reason: The ascending colon was Coding Matters Vol 6 No 3, the NCCH requested anastomosed to the copies of operation reports that documented the descending colon and so an procedure 'transverse colectomy'. Thanks to Jo extended right Buckingham, Gillian Dowling, Judy Clark, Halina hemicolectomy was not Blaszkiewicz and Shellharbour Private Hospital performed (only the hepatic for sending us some operation reports. flexure, transverse colon and splenic flexure was removed If transverse colectomy is documented in an – refer to Coding Matters operation report, determine the extent of 6(3) December 1999. resection and site of anastomosis and assign an appropriate code from block 913 Colectomy. Operation report no. 2 Caution is needed in interpreting the report. In some cases of documented 'transverse Operation: Right hemicolectomy and colectomy' a right hemicolectomy or extended proximal ½ transverse right hemicolectomy is in fact performed. colectomy. Stapled primary anastomosis. The descriptions of colorectal procedures in Coding Matters Vol 6 No 3 are a useful guide. Assign: 32003-01 [913] Right However, if the extent of the resection or the site hemicolectomy with of anastomosis is not documented, check with anastomosis the surgeon for clarification. Reason: The resection did not extend Some examples from the operation reports sent past the mid transverse to us follow. colon and so an extended right hemicolectomy was not performed. 14 – Volume 7 Number 4 Operation report no. 3 Operation: Transverse colectomy Did you Midline abdo incision. Large Ca mid transverse colon. Liver OK. Transverse colon mobilised and resected. know? Anastomosis in 2 layers. An infusion flows in Mesenteric window closed. by gravity, Omentum sewn over anastomosis. an injection is forced in by a Assign: 32003-00 [913] Limited syringe, excision of large intestine with anastomosis an instillation is dropped in, Reason: The description of the procedure is limited and it an insufflation is appears that only the blown in, transverse colon was removed. Without the detail an infection slips in of the site of the unnoticed. anastomosis, 32003-00 [913] Limited excision of large intestine with Miller-Keane definition for Infusion anastomosis is the best code. Clarify this choice of Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of code with the surgeon Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health. Sixth Ed. before assigning. (1997) WB Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA. AR-DRG V4.2: Addendum to the Definitions Manual The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG) classification needs to be modified from time to time in line with changes to medical, surgical and coding practices. AR-DRG version 4.2 is a revision to the classification. It accommodates changes that occurred between the First and Second Editions of ICD-10-AM, and includes a number of fixes. The AR-DRG version 4.2 Addendum to the Definitions Manual provides details of what is new and different about AR-DRG version 4.2. It is a single volume, with CD-ROM. The AR-DRG version 4.2 Addendum to the Definitions Manual is $50 plus GST. Copies may be purchased from the NCCH. Volume 7 Number 4 – 15 Dr Christopher Chute – Special Lecture Dr Christopher Chute will be repositories, have been widely presenting a special lecture in published. addition to his keynote address at the 7th Biennial NCCH Concept representation has Conference achieved a central position in informatics thinking, Dr Christopher Chute MD, DrPH is development, and future needs. a career scientist at the Mayo The effective application of Clinic and was appointed Head of medical informatics tools to the the Medical Information Resources conduct of health services Section in 1988, where he is research, quality improvement, currently Professor of Medical clinical decision support, and Informatics and Associate administrative practice Professor of Epidemiology. Dr Christopher Chute management requires a Dr Chute's research area covers conceptual framework for representing and invoking clinical event data. s medical concept representation Traditionally such a framework has been s clinical information retrieval realised by classification systems such as s patient data repositories. ICD-10-AM. The future of medical informatics in the electronic age will require interlocking Dr Chute is medically qualified and holds suites of tools and content based upon logical doctoral training in epidemiology. Dr Chute's foundations of description. National Institute of Health and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded Reference: research in medical concept representation, http://www.mayo.edu:80/research/people/2/ clinical information retrieval, and patient data 2754_chute/ Register before 23 March. Forms available www.cchs.usyd.edu.au/ncch/ or phone 02 9351 9461 Retro and Recto Don't get retrosigmoid and rectosigmoid mixed Sigmoid sinus: a continuation of the up otherwise a 'Retrosigmoid excision of tranverse sinuses near the mastoid acoustic neuroma' conjures up the vision of a temporal bone. very painful, resource-intensive procedure. transverse colon ascending colon descending colon appendix rectum sigmoid colon sigmoid sinus Sigmoid colon and sigmoid sinus. Same shape, different place. 16 – Volume 7 Number 4 National Centre for Classification in Health (in conjunction with Clinical Coders' Society of Australia) 7th Biennial Conference 1–3 April 2001 Landmark Parkroyal, INVITATION TO ATTEND Sydney, New South Wales The NCCH staff and CCSA board members are Accommodation and Travel pleased to invite you to attend the 7th Biennial SBT Business Travel Solutions will handle all NCCH Conference (in conjunction with CCSA) in travel and accommodation requirements. Sydney, New South Wales. Reduced rates will be offered for many flights Conference Theme with the airlines and a variety of accommodation options will be available. The conference theme, the language of health will focus on issues such as the emergence of Social Program the electronic health record, terminologies and Attendance at the Welcome Reception is vocabularies, data quality, health information and included in the registration fee. Separate classification technologies, clinical coder registration is required to attend the Conference workforce and education issues. Dinner. Conference Structure The conference will employ a range of formats including keynote address from Dr Chris Chute (Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, USA), plenary sessions and a practical workshop. Further Information Who should attend Karen Peasley, Quality and Education Manager Clinical coders, health information managers, NCCH, Quality and Education Division data managers, casemix co-ordinators, School of Public Health clinicians, health service managers and planners, La Trobe University health department officers, information Bundoora VIC 3086 technology professionals, academics and Ph: 61 3 9479 1135 Fax: 61 3 9479 5657 researchers. E-mail: email@example.com Venue Website: www.cchs.usyd.edu.au/ncch/ The Landmark Parkroyal Hotel, 81 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales. The conference venue is located in the heart of cosmopolitan Potts Point and only a few minutes ride from Sydney CBD. Find out more at the website: www.parkroyal.com.au Volume 7 Number 4 – 17 publication issues Coding Matters revamp Errata Coding Matters is about to go through a major Please note that there is no errata for ICD-10- update in its format and design. 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