The process of medical coding refers to the act of taking information from the physician’s notes about a patient’s health care, such as medical procedures, diagnoses, necessary medical equipment, and medical services, and coding them for the appropriate purposes.
MEDICAL CODING
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MedDRA is an international medical terminology with an emphasis on use for data entry, retrieval, analysis, and display.
- WHO-DD CODING-With its unique drug code hierarchy and extensive coverage, it provides a consistent drug dictionary with exact terminology when coding