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I never realized all this existed! I'm still not clear from the article why the codes used inside the hospital are proprietary. copyrighted information- what k
by awongh 10y ago
I never realized all this existed!
I'm still not clear from the article why the codes used inside the hospital are proprietary. copyrighted information- what kind of legal hoop jumping allows them to claim this?
What kind of domain knowledge do you need to be able to code a procedure? Is it knowledge just of the insurance system, or is it also deeper medical knowledge / cultural knowledge of how doctors perceive / deal with one procedure over another?
- coldcode 10y agoThe codes are standardized but the interpretation by insurance companies isn't so clear. For the coding look at http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/qnas/what-are-the-different-types-of-medical-coding-classification-systems/ http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/qnas/what-are-the-dif...