MedCodER: A Generative AI Assistant for Medical Coding

• Main Authors: Baksi, Krishanu Das, Soba, Elijah, Higgins, John J, Saini, Ravi, Wood, Jaden, Cook, Jane, Scott, Jack, Pudota, Nirmala, Weninger, Tim, Bowen, Edward, Bhattacharya, Sanmitra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 18.09.2024
• Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science - Computation and Language; Computer Science - Emerging Technologies; Computer Science - Information Retrieval; Computer Science - Learning

Medical coding is essential for standardizing clinical data and communication but is often time-consuming and prone to errors. Traditional Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods struggle with automating coding due to the large label space, lengthy text inputs, and the absence of supporting eviden...