As part of a capstone project, a student nurse is reviewing hospital discharge data. The student nurse decides to use which group of data to track hospital discharge diagnoses for the cardiovascular system. She wants to use a taxonomy that categories diagnoses into mutually exclusive groups. Which taxonomy should she use?

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Major diagnostic categories (MDCs) group diagnoses into mutually exclusive categories based on body systems, such as the cardiovascular system, making them suitable for tracking hospital discharge diagnoses.

As Part of a Capstone Project, a Student Nurse Is