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Internal clinical coding auditors audit hospitals\u2019 coded data, \u2018in-house\u2019. Independent, external auditors undertake audits on behalf of purchasers and providers: state\/territory governments; health insurance funds; private hospital proprietors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To identify the professional knowledge, skills and specialist functions of certified clinical coding auditors in Australia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross-sectional study design was utilised. A purposively designed, self-administered online survey was distributed to the study population (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009241), who achieved a \u2018Certificate of External and Internal Clinical Coding Auditing\u2019 or \u2018Certificate of Internal Clinical Coding Auditing\u2019 from La Trobe University, Australia, from 2005 to 2021.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 93\/241 (38.6%) respondents, these results concern those who had engaged, predominantly, in either external or internal auditing within their previous 5\u2009years of employment. The responses of 42 practising auditors were analysed: 83.3% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200935) had predominantly undertaken internal auditing within the past 5\u2009years; 59.5% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200925\/42) had a Certificate of External and Internal Clinical Coding Auditing, 28% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20097\/25) of whom had predominately undertaken external auditing. The respondent-auditors reported on 52 core knowledges\/skills\/functions, which we aggregated into 4 discrete clusters: (a) health classification; (b) health informatics and technology; (c) health data analysis; (d) health information and business management. Of these knowledges\/skills\/functions, six applied to 100% of internal and external auditors; most applied fairly equally to external and internal auditors; four were utilised by &lt;25% of external auditors; eight were used by &lt;25% of internal auditors; 57.1% of external, and 68.6% of internal, auditors reported statistically analysing audit results.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings provide the first evidence-base for clinical coding auditors\u2019 knowledges\/skills\/functions, and prompt recommendations for their more extensive engagement in: (a) data analysis (including underpinning research methodology); and (b) preparation for artificial intelligence\u2013related developments.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Implications for health information management practice:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This pioneering research on the work of clinical coding auditors provides a platform to inform (a) educational curricula updates, (b) development of professional competency standards for clinical coding auditors, (c) enhanced governance in audit practice and (d) development of national standards for clinical coding auditing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/18333583261487269","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,9]],"date-time":"2026-10-09T06:08:58Z","timestamp":1791526138000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The professional knowledge, skills and specialist functions of certified clinical coding auditors"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9037-6022","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kerin","family":"Robinson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1350-1416","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stephanie","family":"Gjorgioski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia"},{"name":"Canberra Health Service, Garran, ACT, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2634-8892","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Melanie","family":"Tassos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-7743-8468","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sally","family":"Richardson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4230-7062","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Merilyn","family":"Riley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Alechna N Westbrook J Roberts R (1999) The quality of burns coding: Compliance with standards and the effects on clinical data. 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