Medical classification
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medical-classification-169-18906631
title:
Medical classification
text:
A medical classification is used to transform descriptions of medical diagnoses or procedures into standardized statistical code in a process known as clinical coding. Diagnosis classifications list diagnosis codes, which are used to track diseases and other health conditions, inclusive of chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and heart disease, and infectious diseases such as norovirus, the flu, and athlete's foot. Procedure classifications list procedure code, which are used to capture in
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Use of schemes of standardized codes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_classification
date created:
2004-10-17T18:28:26Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T18:09:08Z
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