Use of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, Codes to Identify Inpatient Fall‐Related Injuries

To compare falls and fall‐related injuries that a fall evaluator or hospital incident report identified with injuries identified according to discharge International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) codes for the same set of inpatient episodes of care.

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