Auditing the coding and abstracting of documents
US12124519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H70/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques for implementing Quality Assurance of the process of coding medical documents are disclosed. An audit of a coding process for a medical document is initiated by selecting and setting audit parameters. Using the selected parameters, a sample batch of coded documents is obtained from a universe of coded documents. The sample batch of coded documents is presented to auditor(s), and the auditor(s) provide corrections, which are recorded, and a score for each correction is calculated. A sample score, based on the corrections, is calculated in a manner that tracks to subjective auditor assessments of the process quality as being acceptable, marginally acceptable, or unacceptable, and which sample score accounts for the individual auditor subjectivity and an error.
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