The ICD-9-CM coder workforce is on the brink of major changes given impetus by increasing commitments to casemix-based funding and management strategies within the public and private hospital sectors. A study of the ICD-9-CM coding process in NSW and ACT hospitals was undertaken by the School of Health Information Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney during 1991. This article profiles the composition of the ICD-9-CM coder workforce in NSW and the ACT based on the findings of this study. Recent developments pertaining to national coder workforce issues are also discussed.
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