Patent ID: 7233938
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for coding at least one medical record having a format and textual content using a computer, said computer associated with at least one data storage device configured to store each said medical record, the method comprising the steps of: receiving medical documents for coding from multiple clients, wherein the medical documents from each client are received in client-specific directories on the data storage device; normalizing the format of the medical documents into a predetermined format, wherein the predetermined format is determined based upon information in the medical documents or based upon from which directory in the date storage device the medical documents are received; normalizing the textual content of the medical documents; identifying coded items in the textual content of the medical documents, wherein the coded items are identified based on a comparison of the textual content in the medical documents and a standardized classification system, the standardized classification system selected from the group consisting of: SNOMED, ICD-9, ICD-10, ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, and CPT; filtering the coded items, wherein the coded items are filtered based on a probabilistic filter, where the probabilistic filter includes: creating a coded document, wherein the coded document contains text justifying the filtered coded items, and the filtered coded items.