CDA for Common Document Types: Objectives, Status, and Relationships to Computer-Assisted Coding
by Liora Alschuler Abstract This paper describes the clinical document architecture (CDA) and the CDA4CDT (clinical document architecture for common document types) initiative and suggests how adoption of these standards supports computer-assisted coding (CAC). How CDA4CDT Supports CAC CAC uses either structured input or natural language processing (NLP).1 Today, the majority of critical patient information […]