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Medical coding in clinical trials.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21829779     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Data generated in all clinical trial are recorded on the data collection instrument Case report Form / Electronic Case Report Form by investigators located at various sites in various countries. In multicentric clinical trials since different investigator or medically qualified experts are from different sites / centers recording the medical term(s) uniformly is a big challenge. Medical coders from clinical data management team process these terms and perform medical coding. Medical coding is performed to categorize the medical terms reported appropriately so that they can be analyzed/reviewed. This article describes process which is used for medical coding in clinical data management and two most commonly used medical dictionaries MedDRA and WHO-DDE in brief. It is expected to help medical coders to understand the process of medical coding in clinical data management. Few common issues which the medical coder faces while performing medical coding, are also highlighted.
Authors:
Deven Babre
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perspectives in clinical research     Volume:  1     ISSN:  2229-5488     ISO Abbreviation:  Perspect Clin Res     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101551517     Medline TA:  Perspect Clin Res     Country:  India    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  29-32     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Director, Data Management, PharmaNet Clinical Services Pvt Ltd.
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