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This is a Observational study (also classified as: In Vitro Study).

August 25, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

Exploring the consistency, quality and challenges in manual and automated coding of free-text diagnoses from hospital outpatient letters

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This analysis examines the quality of manual and automated coding of diagnoses, suggesting improvements in clinical data practices.

Humans outperformed automated coding while analyzing diagnoses from outpatient letters, indicating a need for balanced methods.
The evaluation showed a notable performance improvement for both coding methods when single diagnoses were present.
This observational analysis assessed coding quality with a distance-based metric and qualitative metrics by expert clinicians.
Findings imply that while automated coding is efficient, manual methods currently ensure higher accuracy in clinical settings.

Del-Pinto et al. (2025) studied this question.

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August 25, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

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This analysis examines the quality of manual and automated coding of diagnoses, suggesting improvements in clinical data practices.

Humans outperformed automated coding while analyzing diagnoses from outpatient letters, indicating a need for balanced methods.
The evaluation showed a notable performance improvement for both coding methods when single diagnoses were present.
This observational analysis assessed coding quality with a distance-based metric and qualitative metrics by expert clinicians.
Findings imply that while automated coding is efficient, manual methods currently ensure higher accuracy in clinical settings.

Del-Pinto et al. (2025) studied this question.

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