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I HAVE NOT coded a medical record in many years, but I love coding. I love to use the codes to examine all aspects of coding processes and disease-related research. In the past, I worked on a team that examined the computer-assisted coding (CAC) software to enhance antifraud activities in 2005; examined code capture differences in the ICD-9-CM and the ICD-10-CM systems; interviewed physicians about their outlook on ICD-10-CM/PCS and its effect on their practice; and worked on developing a predictive model to determine coding productivity when given a specific length of stay and case mix index. Working on this research was fun and rewarding.
Some skeptics might say that once CAC and machine learning are perfected, the need for human beings in coding will be...