Discharge summary extraction: the whole hospital stay as structured data.
The discharge summary is the core document in most inpatient claims. YIRA MedSense reads it, together with the bills and lab reports that come with it, and returns diagnoses with ICD-10 codes, procedures, drugs and key dates as structured data for the claims reviewer.
Medically reviewed by Dr. N. S. Santosh Varma, MBBS, FIIM, FIDM, FICCM · Medical Officer, YIRA MedSense · Updated 19 October 2026
Manual reading vs MedSense discharge summary extraction
Reviewers still decide. MedSense puts the facts of the stay in one place first.
| Step | Manual handling | With YIRA MedSense |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnoses | Read from free text | Extracted with ICD-10 codes |
| Procedures and treatment | Summarised by the reviewer | Captured as structured fields |
| Drugs | Read from the discharge medication list | Drug names extracted |
| Dates | Admission and discharge dates checked by hand | Dates captured for matching with bills and policy rules |
| Supporting documents | Bills and lab reports read separately | Bills, lab reports and summary read together |
| Decision | Reviewer | Reviewer: MedSense prepares the file |
Outputs carry confidence scores and stay under human review.
The discharge summary anchors the claim.
Most checks on an inpatient claim start from what the discharge summary says.
Medical necessity
Reviewers see the diagnosis and treatment at a glance.
Bill checks
Procedures and stay dates line up with bill lines and tariffs.
Fraud review
Summaries are matched against prior records to find reused documents.
Faster cashless closure
Final bills are reviewed against a structured summary.
One structured view of the stay.
The summary and its supporting documents in one format.
Clinical fields
Diagnoses with ICD-10 codes, procedures and drugs.
Key dates
Admission and discharge dates.
Linked documents
Bills and lab reports from the same claim.
API output
JSON to TPA portals, claims systems and EMRs.
Common questions
What is a discharge summary?
A discharge summary is the document a hospital issues when a patient leaves, summarising the diagnosis, treatment, procedures and follow-up advice. It is the core document in most inpatient health insurance claims.
What does MedSense extract from a discharge summary?
Diagnoses with ICD-10 codes, procedures and treatment, drug names and key dates such as admission and discharge, as structured fields with confidence scores.
Can it read discharge summaries from any hospital?
MedSense is built to read documents from many hospitals with different layouts, including scanned and photographed pages.
Does MedSense check the bill against the discharge summary?
MedSense structures the summary, bills and hospital tariffs so reviewers can compare them. Hospital tariffs become procedure-level rate tables with contract rules applied.
Does it make claim decisions?
No. MedSense prepares and flags; claims assessors and medical officers decide.
Can MedSense run inside our own infrastructure?
Yes. Client-managed deployment is available, so documents can stay within your environment. Hosting and data residency are agreed per contract.
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