Identifying Missing Medical Codes for Re-Coding in Patient Registry Records
First Claim
1. A method, in a data processing system comprising at least one processor and a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to implement a medical code re-coding system, the method comprising:
- analyzing, by the medical code re-coding system, a patient medical record corresponding to a patient, to identify at least one previous occurrence of a medical code in the patient medical record;
applying, by the medical code re-coding system, at least one medical code re-coding rule corresponding to the at least one previous occurrence of the medical code to the patient medical record;
determining, by the medical code re-coding system, based on results of the application of the at least one medical code re-coding rule, whether the medical code is a candidate for re-coding; and
outputting, by the medical code re-coding system, a notification of the medical code being a candidate for re-coding in response to the determination indicating that the medical code is a candidate for re-coding.
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided to implement a medical code re-coding system. The mechanisms analyze a patient medical record corresponding to a patient, to identify at least one previous occurrence of a medical code in the patient medical record. At least one medical code re-coding rule corresponding to the at least one previous occurrence of the medical code is applied to the patient medical record. Based on results of the application of the at least one medical code re-coding rule, a determination is made as to whether the medical code is a candidate for re-coding. A notification of the medical code being a candidate for re-coding is output in response to the determination indicating that the medical code is a candidate for re-coding.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, in a data processing system comprising at least one processor and a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to implement a medical code re-coding system, the method comprising:
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analyzing, by the medical code re-coding system, a patient medical record corresponding to a patient, to identify at least one previous occurrence of a medical code in the patient medical record; applying, by the medical code re-coding system, at least one medical code re-coding rule corresponding to the at least one previous occurrence of the medical code to the patient medical record; determining, by the medical code re-coding system, based on results of the application of the at least one medical code re-coding rule, whether the medical code is a candidate for re-coding; and outputting, by the medical code re-coding system, a notification of the medical code being a candidate for re-coding in response to the determination indicating that the medical code is a candidate for re-coding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to implement a medical code re-coding system which operates to:
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analyze a patient medical record corresponding to a patient, to identify at least one previous occurrence of a medical code in the patient medical record; apply at least one medical code re-coding rule corresponding to the at least one previous occurrence of the medical code to the patient medical record; determine, based on results of the application of the at least one medical code re-coding rule, whether the medical code is a candidate for re-coding; and output a notification of the medical code being a candidate for re-coding in response to the determination indicating that the medical code is a candidate for re-coding. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement a medical code re-coding system which operates to; analyze a patient medical record corresponding to a patient, to identify at least one previous occurrence of a medical code in the patient medical record; apply at least one medical code re-coding rule corresponding to the at least one previous occurrence of the medical code to the patient medical record; determine, based on results of the application of the at least one medical code re-coding rule, whether the medical code is a candidate for re-coding; and output a notification of the medical code being a candidate for re-coding in response to the determination indicating that the medical code is a candidate for re-coding.
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