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The Complete Diagnosis Coding Book 2nd Edition by Shelley Safian
Edition 2ISBN: 978-0073374512The Complete Diagnosis Coding Book 2nd Edition by Shelley Safian
Edition 2ISBN: 978-0073374512 Exercise 1
Explain the purpose of health care coding.
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Health care is the maintenance of the health of the population by the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease, injury or other medical impairments. Medical coding is the conversion of the description of medical diagnosis, treatment, procedures and equipment into a universal alphanumeric code.
Medical coding is the field of science that deals with the conversion of the physician's documents including diagnosis, treatment, procedures and equipment into a universal alphanumeric code. The purpose of medical coding is to create clear and crisp communication between all the parties involved in providing health care to a population. Primarily, there are three parties involved namely, health care provider, patient and the insurance company. Medical coding helps to establish clear communication between the three. Additionally, medical coding data is used to study the disease pattern in the community by various research agencies.
Hence, health care coding serves as a communication bridge between the parties involved in the health care system, and it also helps to concise the disease data in the community for research purposes.
Medical coding is the field of science that deals with the conversion of the physician's documents including diagnosis, treatment, procedures and equipment into a universal alphanumeric code. The purpose of medical coding is to create clear and crisp communication between all the parties involved in providing health care to a population. Primarily, there are three parties involved namely, health care provider, patient and the insurance company. Medical coding helps to establish clear communication between the three. Additionally, medical coding data is used to study the disease pattern in the community by various research agencies.
Hence, health care coding serves as a communication bridge between the parties involved in the health care system, and it also helps to concise the disease data in the community for research purposes.
The Complete Diagnosis Coding Book 2nd Edition by Shelley Safian
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