Completeness and accuracy of death certificate on cause of clinical death at Ludira Husada Tama Hospital Yogyakarta in 2015-2017

Abstract

Background: Ludira Husada Tama Hospital is one of privately-owned hospitals in Yogyakarta. Being classified as a type D hospital, the author aims to observe the implementation of writing death certificate in terms of completeness and accuracy. Objective: To know the completeness and the accuracy of death certificate on cause of clinical death at Ludira Husada Tama Hospital in 2015-2017 Method: This study is a descriptive-observational study using crosssectional method. This study was taken place at Ludira Husada Tama Hospital, Yogyakarta by taking the medical record of the patient who die in this hospital which have death certificate on cause of clinical death in 2015-2017. Result: The amount of medical record contains death certificate on cause of clinical death at Ludira Husada Tama Hospital Yogyakarta in 2015-2017 that met inclusion and exclusion criteria is 55 data. In the completeness of death certificate on cause of clinical death at Ludira Husada Tama Hospital Yogyakarta in 2015-2017, 98% is classified as fair and 2% is classified as poor. In the accuracy of death certificate on cause of clinical death at Ludira Husada Tama Hospital Yogyakarta in 2015- 2017, the percentage of accuracy on the section I (a) is 62%, on the section I (b, c) is 22%, on the section I (d) is 20%, and on the part II is 11% accurate. Conclusion: In the completeness of death certificate on cause of clinical death at Ludira Husada Tama Hospital Yogyakarta in 2015-2017, 98% is classified as fair and 2% is classified as poor. In the accuracy of death certificate on cause of clinical death at Ludira Husada Tama Hospital Yogyakarta in 2015-2017, the percentage of accuracy on the section I (a) is 62%, on the section I (b, c) is 22%, on the section I (d) is 20%, and on the part II is 11% accurate.