Visualizing the documentation and coding of surgical procedures
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- providing an anatomical diagram associated with a medical procedure, wherein the anatomical diagram includes a plurality of user selectable areas;
receiving a user selection indicative of two or more user selectable areas of the plurality of user selectable areas on the anatomical diagram at a computer processor;
if the two or more user selectable areas include a first user selectable area;
using a natural language processing computer program to generate a first free text description of the received user selection;
if the two or more user selectable areas do not include the first user selectable area;
using the natural language processing computer program to generate a second free text description of the received user selection;
using the first or second free text description to generate a procedural route for the medical procedure using the computer processor, the procedural route representing an anatomical path within a body of a patient; and
displaying on an electronic display the procedural route representing the anatomical path within the body of the patient on the anatomical diagram.
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Abstract
Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products for providing visual indication of documentation and coding of medical procedures may include providing a choice of medical codes associated with a medical procedure. A user selection of one of the medical codes is detected. Based on the detection, a visual indication of the user selection is generated on one or more anatomical diagrams.
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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providing an anatomical diagram associated with a medical procedure, wherein the anatomical diagram includes a plurality of user selectable areas; receiving a user selection indicative of two or more user selectable areas of the plurality of user selectable areas on the anatomical diagram at a computer processor; if the two or more user selectable areas include a first user selectable area; using a natural language processing computer program to generate a first free text description of the received user selection; if the two or more user selectable areas do not include the first user selectable area; using the natural language processing computer program to generate a second free text description of the received user selection; using the first or second free text description to generate a procedural route for the medical procedure using the computer processor, the procedural route representing an anatomical path within a body of a patient; and displaying on an electronic display the procedural route representing the anatomical path within the body of the patient on the anatomical diagram. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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