The Provision of Clinical Coders

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    "description": "Clinical Coders within the Clinical Diagnostics \u0026 Therapies (CD\u0026T) area of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board undertake a complex role of abstracting and analysing complex clinical information from a patient\u2019s health record, including electronic discharge summaries, nursing notes and diagnostic tests including imaging, to assign classification codes. The importance of accurate data is widely recognised across the NHS.",
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