<![CDATA[Background:àDiagnosis codingàis atool for identifyingàand groupingàdiseases, disorders,àsympÃÂtoms, and other disease-related outcomes, such as poisoning, adverse effect of drugs and chemicals, injury. Diagnosis code can be used in policy making and costing medical care. Doctors, nurses, coding personnel, and medical record quality, may affect the quality of diagnosis coding. This study aimed to investigate factors that affects the quality of diagnosis coding at Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta.Subjects and Method: This was an analytic observational using cross sectional design. This study was conducted at Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta, Indonesia. A total of 250 inpatient medical record document at Dr. Moewardi Hospital were selected for the study bystratified random sampling.The data was analyzed by structural equation modeling (SEM).Results:Sub-specialistic doctor (b = 1.13; 95%CI = 0.06 to 0.33; p = 0.039),civil servant doctor(b = 0.84; 95%CI = 0.06 to 1.62; p =0.034),nurse working ââ°Â¥ 5 years (b = 1.77; 95% CI = 1.13 to 2.42; p<0.001), significantly increased the quality of medical record. Coding personnel aged ââ°Â¥40 years (b= 1.70; 95%CI = 0.64 to 2.77; p = 0.002), coding personnelworking ââ°Â¥5 years (b = 1.70; 95%CI= 0.98 to 2.42; p 0.001), and coding personnel has ââ°Â¥ 5 times training(b = 2.62; 95% CI = 1.40 to 3.83; p <0.001), significantly increased the quality of diagnosis coding.Conclusion: Sub-specialistic doctor, civil servant doctor, nurse working ââ°Â¥5 years, significantly increased the quality of medical record. Coding personnel aged ââ°Â¥40 years, coding personnel working ââ°Â¥5 years, and coding personnel has ââ°Â¥ 5 times training, significantly increased the quality of diagnosis coding.Keywords: Quality of diagnosis coding, quality of medical record, doctor, nurse, coding personnel.Correspondence:àWarsi Maryati. School ofàMedical Records and Health, APIKES Citra Medika, Surakarta. Email: warsi_maryati@yahoo.comJournal of Health Policy and Management (2016), 1(2): 61-70https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpm.2016.01.02.01à]]>
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