Let's think about a scenario. Imagine an HIM manager is asked to assess the reliability of her coding staff. She decides to have half of the team code records and then the second half of the team will recode the records independently. The codes determined by each subgroup will then be compared to assess reliability.

Which type of reliability is represented by this effort?

Is there another way you can use reliability and validity to assess accuracy in coding or in another area of HIM? If you have experience in another field where this can be applied, you can discuss that as well.