Term: Conditions

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

The diagnoses and procedures associated with a patient's treatment, which are usually recorded using some form of classification and coding system, such as ICD-9-CM, or DSM-III.

Related terms 

• Crude Hospitalization Rate
• Crude Mortality Rate
• Diagnosis
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
• ICD-9-CM
• International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
• International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)