Healthcare record classification system
First Claim
1. A system for associating a diagnostic code to a visit record of a patient visit, comprising:
- an interface processor for receiving a visit record comprising a first diagnostic code derived by using a first assignment system;
a source of rules for processing said visit record to determine a second diagnostic code compatible with a second assignment system;
a data processor for processing said visit record and said first diagnostic code using said rules to provide said visit record including said second diagnostic code; and
an output processor for processing said visit record including said second diagnostic code compatible with said second assignment system to be suitable for output to a user.
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method for associating a diagnostic code to a record of a patient visit, the method comprising receiving a visit record comprising a first diagnostic code derived by using a first assignment system, retrieving rules for processing the visit record to determine a second diagnostic code compatible with a second assignment system, processing the visit record and the first diagnostic code using rules to provide the visit record comprising the second diagnostic code, and initiating communication of the visit record including the second diagnostic code compatible with the second assignment system to a destination system.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for associating a diagnostic code to a visit record of a patient visit, comprising:
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an interface processor for receiving a visit record comprising a first diagnostic code derived by using a first assignment system;
a source of rules for processing said visit record to determine a second diagnostic code compatible with a second assignment system;
a data processor for processing said visit record and said first diagnostic code using said rules to provide said visit record including said second diagnostic code; and
an output processor for processing said visit record including said second diagnostic code compatible with said second assignment system to be suitable for output to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for associating a diagnostic code to a record of a patient visit, comprising:
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an interface processor for receiving a visit record comprising a first diagnostic code derived by using a first assignment system;
a source of sets of rules associated with particular time periods of validity, for processing said visit record to determine a second diagnostic code compatible with a second assignment system valid during a particular time period;
a data processor for processing said visit record and said first diagnostic code using said sets of rules to provide said visit record including said second diagnostic code, said second diagnostic code being valid for a particular time period encompassing a date of said visit; and
an output processor for initiating communication of data, representing said visit record and said second diagnostic code compatible with said second assignment system, to a destination system in response to a command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for associating a diagnostic code to a record of a patient visit, comprising:
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an interface processor for receiving a visit record;
a source of sets of rules associated with particular time periods of validity, for processing said visit record to determine said diagnostic code compatible with an assignment system valid during a particular time period;
a data processor for processing said visit record using said sets of rules to provide said visit record including said diagnostic code, said diagnostic code being valid for a particular time period encompassing a date of said visit; and
an output processor for initiating communication of data, representing said visit record and said diagnostic code compatible with said assignment system, to a destination system in response to a command.
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15. A system for associating a diagnostic code to a record of a patient visit, comprising:
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an interface processor for receiving visit records individually including a first diagnostic code derived by using a first assignment system;
a source of rules for processing individual visit records to determine a second diagnostic code, for individual visit records, compatible with a second assignment system; and
a data processor for using said rules for processing said visit records and first diagnostic codes to provide visit records including second diagnostic codes compatible with said second assignment system by, grouping visit records into retrieving sets of rules associated with particular time periods of validity, for processing said visit record to determine a second diagnostic code compatible with a second assignment system valid during a particular time period;
processing said visit record and said first diagnostic code using said sets of rules to provide said visit record including said second diagnostic code, said second diagnostic code being valid for a particular time period encompassing a date of said visit; and
initiating communication of data, representing said visit record and said second diagnostic code compatible with said second assignment system, to a destination system in response to a command.
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20. A storage medium according to claim 19 containing computer readable instructions for performing said activities of the method of claim 19.
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21. A method for associating a diagnostic code to a record of a patient visit, comprising the activities of:
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receiving a visit record comprising a first diagnostic code, said first diagnostic code derivable from a first assignment system;
retrieving sets of rules associated with particular time periods of validity, for processing said visit record to determine a second diagnostic code, said second diagnostic code compatible with a second assignment system valid during a particular time period;
processing said visit record using said sets of rules to provide said visit record including said second diagnostic code, said second diagnostic code being valid for a particular time period encompassing a date of said visit; and
initiating communication of data, representing said visit record and said second diagnostic code compatible with said assignment system, to a destination system in response to a command. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon:
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instructions adapted to process a visit record, the visit record comprising a first diagnostic code created by a first assignment system, using at least one of a set of rules to provide the visit record comprising a second diagnostic code; and
the set of rules adapted to process the visit record to determine the second diagnostic code compatible with a second assignment system comprising information adapted to derive a diagnostic code set.
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