ZyDoc Extracts ICD-10 Codes from Unstructured Text Optimizing NLP-Driven Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC)

Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 12, 2011 — ZyDoc, a New York-based technology leader in medical knowledge management since 1993, has announced ICD-10 computer-assisted coding (CAC) as the latest addition to its flagship MediSapien™ service at the 2011 AHIMA ICD-10 Summit. MediSapien is a web-based applications suite developed by ZyDoc that generates ICD-9-CM, SNOMED-CT®, RxNorm, LOINC®, and now ICD-10 codes in both inpatient and ambulatory health care settings. Utilizing natural language processing (NLP) and patent-pending technologies, the web-based MediSapien application automates the conversion of unstructured text from dictation, transcription, legacy documentation and semi-structured EHR reports into structured, meaningful data. This structured data, stored in the ZyDoc Clinical Data Repository, is optimized for data mining and export to billing and coding or analytic applications, and EHR insertion. [Read full release]

[In the News: Article in ICD10 Watch]