Medical coding system with integrated codebook interface
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- applying a natural language understanding engine to a free-form text documenting at least one clinical patient encounter to generate a set of one or more medical billing codes for the at least one clinical patient encounter;
in response to a user'"'"'s selection of a first medical billing code of the generated set of medical billing codes in a user interface configured to allow one or more human users to review and correct the generated set of medical billing codes, the user interface comprising a window having a first portion and a second portion, the first medical billing code being a member of a standardized code set and the generated set of medical billing codes being displayed within the first portion of the window in the user interface;
displaying within the second portion of the window in the user interface, and simultaneously with displaying the generated set of medical billing codes within the first portion of the window in the user interface, at least a contiguous portion of a codebook specifying an order and hierarchy of codes in the standardized code set, the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook including at least the first medical billing code and a second medical billing code, andindicating a position of the first medical billing code within the order and hierarchy of codes in the standardized code set specified in the displayed at least a contiguous portion of the codebook,wherein displaying the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook comprises maintaining the order and hierarchy of the codes in the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook as displayed in the second portion of the window in the user interface in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the first medical billing code in the first portion of the window in the user interface;
receiving a user'"'"'s selection of the second medical billing code within the second portion of the window in the user interface; and
in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the second medical billing code within the second portion of the window in the user interface, replacing the first medical billing code in the first portion of the window in the user interface with the second medical billing code selected in the second portion of the window in the user interface,wherein the receiving and the replacing are performed while the first portion and the second portion are simultaneously displayed within the window.
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Abstract
Techniques for use in medical coding include applying a natural language understanding engine to a free-form text documenting at least one clinical patient encounter to generate a set of one or more medical billing codes for the patient encounter. A user interface may be provided, configured to allow one or more human users to review and correct the generated set of medical billing codes. Within the user interface, in response to user selection of a first medical billing code of the generated set of medical billing codes, at least a portion of a government-authorized codebook for the first medical billing code may be displayed, and a position of the first medical billing code may be indicated in the displayed portion of the codebook.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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applying a natural language understanding engine to a free-form text documenting at least one clinical patient encounter to generate a set of one or more medical billing codes for the at least one clinical patient encounter; in response to a user'"'"'s selection of a first medical billing code of the generated set of medical billing codes in a user interface configured to allow one or more human users to review and correct the generated set of medical billing codes, the user interface comprising a window having a first portion and a second portion, the first medical billing code being a member of a standardized code set and the generated set of medical billing codes being displayed within the first portion of the window in the user interface; displaying within the second portion of the window in the user interface, and simultaneously with displaying the generated set of medical billing codes within the first portion of the window in the user interface, at least a contiguous portion of a codebook specifying an order and hierarchy of codes in the standardized code set, the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook including at least the first medical billing code and a second medical billing code, and indicating a position of the first medical billing code within the order and hierarchy of codes in the standardized code set specified in the displayed at least a contiguous portion of the codebook, wherein displaying the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook comprises maintaining the order and hierarchy of the codes in the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook as displayed in the second portion of the window in the user interface in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the first medical billing code in the first portion of the window in the user interface; receiving a user'"'"'s selection of the second medical billing code within the second portion of the window in the user interface; and in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the second medical billing code within the second portion of the window in the user interface, replacing the first medical billing code in the first portion of the window in the user interface with the second medical billing code selected in the second portion of the window in the user interface, wherein the receiving and the replacing are performed while the first portion and the second portion are simultaneously displayed within the window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method comprising:
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applying a natural language understanding engine to a free-form text documenting at least one clinical patient encounter to generate a set of one or more medical billing codes for the at least one clinical patient encounter; in response to a user'"'"'s selection of a first medical billing code of the generated set of medical billing codes in a user interface configured to allow one or more human users to review and correct the generated set of medical billing codes, the user interface comprising a window having a first portion and a second portion, the first medical billing code being a member of a standardized code set and the generated set of medical billing codes being displayed within the first portion of the window in the user interface; displaying within the second portion of the window in the user interface, and simultaneously with displaying the generated set of medical billing codes within the first portion of the window in the user interface, at least a contiguous portion of a codebook specifying an order and hierarchy of codes in the standardized code set, the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook including at least the first medical billing code and a second medical billing code, and indicating a position of the first medical billing code within the order and hierarchy of codes in the standardized code set specified in the displayed at least a contiguous portion of the codebook, wherein displaying the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook comprises maintaining the order and hierarchy of the codes in the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook as displayed in the second portion of the window in the user interface in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the first medical billing code in the first portion of the window in the user interface; receiving a user'"'"'s selection of the second medical billing code within the second portion of the window in the user interface; and in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the second medical billing code within the second portion of the window in the user interface, replacing the first medical billing code in the first portion of the window in the user interface with the second medical billing code selected in the second portion of the window in the user interface, wherein the receiving and the replacing are performed while the first portion and the second portion are simultaneously displayed within the window. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method comprising; applying a natural language understanding engine to a free-form text documenting at least one clinical patient encounter to generate a set of one or more medical billing codes for the at least one clinical patient encounter; in response to a user'"'"'s selection of a first medical billing code of the generated set of medical billing codes in a user interface configured to allow one or more human users to review and correct the generated set of medical billing codes, the user interface comprising a window having a first portion and a second portion, the first medical billing code being a member of a standardized code set and the generated set of medical billing codes being displayed within the first portion of the window in the user interface; displaying within the second portion of the window in the user interface, and simultaneously with displaying the generated set of medical billing codes within the first portion of the window in the user interface, at least a contiguous portion of a codebook specifying an order and hierarchy of codes in the standardized code set, the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook including at least the first medical billing code and a second medical billing code, and indicating a position of the first medical billing code within the order and hierarchy of codes in the standardized code set specified in the displayed at least a contiguous portion of the codebook, wherein displaying the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook comprises maintaining the order and hierarchy of the codes in the at least a contiguous portion of the codebook as displayed in the second portion of the window in the user interface in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the first medical billing code in the first portion of the window in the user interface; receiving a user'"'"'s selection of the second medical billing code within the second portion of the window in the user interface; and in response the user'"'"'s selection of the second medical billing code within the second portion of the window in the user interface, replacing the first medical billing code in the first portion of the window in the user interface with the second medical billing code selected in the second portion of the window in the user interface, wherein the receiving and the replacing are performed while the first portion and the second portion are simultaneously displayed within the window. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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