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However, the intended underlying COD of the certifying physician might not be the first-mentioned COD.
Do the frequencies of improper COD statements differ by specialty of the certifying physician?
After eight weeks, the certifying physician must complete a report including a diagnosis and plans for treatment.
The certifying physician does not always have enough information to be certain of the immediate cause of death.
Despite many studies having examined improper COD statements, few have assessed the improper rate by specialty of the certifying physician.
Ideally, the certifying physician should specify whether the pneumonia was due to which type of virus, bacteria or other aetiologies.
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The bill sets standards for tracking plants, certifying physicians and licensing growers, dispensaries and physicians.
Another explanation is that certifying physicians in different medical settings have different COD certification behaviour patterns.
Among the entire initial sample of 14,999 deaths, 646 of the certifying physicians could not be identified.
In all, 14,080 questionnaires were sent to 11,828 certifying physicians (of whom 14% had signed more than one death certificate).
Efforts (such as education, training, and querying certifying physicians for improper COD statements) are needed to improve the comparability.
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