METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE THE DESIGNATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE CODES FOR A PATIENT

摘要

A system for automating the designation of a disease classification code. In one embodiment, the system includes a rules engine; an input device for entering patient information in communication with the rules engine; an output device in communication with the rules engine; and a database in communication with the rules engine, the database comprising a plurality of rules for providing a disease classification code in response the input patient information, wherein each of the plurality of rules comprises at least one alpha-numeric character corresponding to a digit in the disease classification code; and wherein at least one of the plurality of rules comprises at least one alias rule comprising at least a second alpha-numeric character corresponding to a second digit in the disease classification code.

主权项

1. A system for automating the designation of a disease classification code comprising:
a rules engine; an input device for entering patient information in communication with the rules engine; an output device in communication with the rules engine; and a database in communication with the rules engine, the database comprising a plurality of rules for providing a disease classification code in response the input patient information, wherein the rules comprise a decision tree which is traversed by the rules engine to determine the next rule and disease classification code; wherein each of the plurality of rules comprises at least one alpha-numeric character corresponding to a digit in the disease classification code; and wherein at least one of the plurality of rules comprises at least one alias rule comprising at least a second alpha-numeric character corresponding to a second digit in the disease classification code.