3M Australia provides different services for their customers such as health information services, microbidal testing products, first aid and wound care products. Codefinder Software from 3M Australia offers precise and logical grouping of patient records in hospitals and health facilities.
Codefinder Software from 3M Australia is part of the DRG based casemix classifications systems and software developed by the company, which also includes 3M Core Grouping Software. Windows-based software, Codefinder can be maintained individually or as a part of the patient administration system (PAS), which can be accessed through a local area network or the Internet. This grouping software is especially useful in guiding software programmers through ICD-10-AM coding, which has very high criterion for coding and terminologies.
Important tasks such as coding, editing, grouping and reimbursement calculation are built into the Codefinder Software from 3M Australia. Options such as primary, secondary diagnosis and procedures can also be coded by the programmer with the help of this health information system. This medical software prompts code developers for the right choices at the correct places to maximise accuracy. The Codefinder Software also allows users to access several online references and sources including ICD-10-AM tabular list of diseases, Australian coding standards, Australian refined diagnosis related groups and previous editions.