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A patient-record supporting treatment cost determination.
1Technological Education Institute of Athens, Medical Instrumentation Technology Department, 12210 Athens, Greece.
AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|January 20, 2004
Summary
A new Patient Record Tool helps healthcare professionals assign disease codes for billing. This simplifies financial data management and aids in approximating average treatment costs.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Medical Billing
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Accurate disease coding is crucial for healthcare reimbursement.
- Current coding processes can be complex and time-consuming.
- Linking clinical data to financial information is essential for cost analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a user-friendly Patient Record Tool.
- To support healthcare professionals in assigning accurate disease codes.
- To facilitate the connection between clinical data and financial/billing information for cost approximation.
Main Methods:
- Development of a simple software tool for patient records.
- Integration of disease coding functionalities.
- Linking coded data with financial and billing parameters.
Main Results:
- A functional Patient Record Tool was successfully developed.
- The tool aids in the accurate assignment of disease codes.
- The system supports the approximation of mean treatment costs through linked financial data.
Conclusions:
- The developed Patient Record Tool simplifies disease coding for healthcare professionals.
- This tool enhances the accuracy of financial and billing data.
- It provides a basis for approximating mean treatment costs effectively.