Automating the Medical Coding Process Is the Goal of __________

question 106

Multiple Choice

Automating the medical coding process is the goal of __________, which uses a natural language processing engine to "read" patient records and generate ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, HCPCS level II, and CPT codes.

• A) computer-assisted coding
• B) graphical user interfaces
• C) mixed methods research
• D) qualitative data analysis

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