Coding Manual for the U.S. Army Aviation Epidemiology Data Register
Abstract
The U. S. Army Aviation Epidemiology Data Register (AEDR is an automated database which allows electronic storage, analysis, and retrieval of information of the Flying duty Medical Examination (FDME). The FDME consists of a completed Report of Medical History (standard form (SF) 93), Report of Physical Examination (SF 88), Report of Electrocardiogram SF 520) with the electrocardiogram tracing, and for certain classes of FDME, additional information on lifestyle factors and family history. Demographic data, patient history, physician history, physical findings, screening tests, and diagnoses information are included on these forms, each of which has a unique value in health care, administration, and research, and each of which must be handled differently in the AEDR. Demographic and screening test results are entered directly from the FDME to the AEDR. History, physical findings, and diagnoses are translated into a standardized alphanumeric code, a modification of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Because of the unique characteristics of the military aviation environment, the ICD is inadequate to support all the clinical, administrative, and research functions of the AEDR. The ICD has been supplemented with additional diagnostic codes to provide extra specificity, codes for physical findings and electrocardiograms, and codes to automate the administrative process. These codes are present and discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA231885
Entities
People
- Renee Kingsley
- Thomas J. Burke
Organizations
- United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab