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ReviewJournal of medical signals and sensors2025

Artificial Intelligence-based Automated International Classification of Diseases Coding: A Systematic Review.

Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Baigi, Masoumeh Sarbaz, Ali Darroudi, Fatemeh Dahmardeh Kemmak, Reyhane Norouzi Aval, Khalil Kimiafar

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Review in Journal of medical signals and sensors, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi BaigiDepartment of Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Masoumeh SarbazDepartment of Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Ali DarroudiDepartment of Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Fatemeh Dahmardeh KemmakDepartment of Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Reyhane Norouzi AvalDepartment of Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Khalil KimiafarDepartment of Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Automated clinical coding, facilitated by artificial intelligence (AI) techniques like natural language processing and machine learning, has emerged as a promising approach to enhance coding efficiency and accuracy in healthcare. This review synthesizes current knowledge about AI-based automated coding of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), with a focus on its challenges, benefits, and future research directions. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, a systematic search was conducted across PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases on January 1, 2024. Studies discussing challenges, advantages, and research gaps in AI-driven ICD coding were included. Out of 12,641 identified records, eight studies met the inclusion criteria. These studies highlighted six key challenges: extensive label space, imbalanced label distribution, lengthy documents, coding interpretability issues, ethical concerns, and lack of transparency. Ten major benefits of AI-based ICD coding were identified, including improved decision-making, data standardization, and increased coding accuracy. In addition, eight future directions were proposed, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration, transfer learning, transparency enhancement, and active learning techniques. Despite significant challenges, AI-based ICD coding holds substantial potential to revolutionize clinical coding by improving efficiency and accuracy. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of current evidence and actionable insights for advancing research and practical implementation of automated ICD coding systems.

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Artificial intelligenceautocodingautomatic codingInternational Classification of Diseases

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PMID40861083
PMCPMC12373374

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