Clinical coding automation using Natural Language Processing

Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Clinical Coding
Author
Affiliation

Sid Kumar

South West London ICB

The aim of this project is to use Natural Language Processing (NLP) to predict ICD-10 or OPCS-4 codes from doctor/patient notes, automating a task currently done manually by the clinical coding team.

Initially, we’ll predict 3-character ICD-10 chapters, with the goal of eventually predicting full 4-character codes. Collaborating with a provider that has access to these notes, this project will streamline coding and improve accuracy.