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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_laws Which contains (apart from the obvious Murphy's law and Occam's razor) such pearls as the Peter Principle, the Dunning-Kruger effect, and Hofstadter's Law. 20+ tabs guaranteed!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists_of_lists
Browsing medical diagnosis codes... https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2016-ICD-10-CM-and... Some of the most mildly interesting: V9543XD Spacecraft collision injuring occupant, subsequent encounter W5602XD Struck by dolphin, subsequent encounter X35XXXD Volcanic eruption, subsequent encounter X52XXXD Prolonged stay in weightless environment, subsequent encounter Y0881XD Assault by crashing of aircraft, subseq…
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Insurance billing. These need to be exact in order to correlate to a) rates negotiated b) data collected for future underwriting c) exact repayment. Medical billing is a crazy world.
Isn't all this coding a U.S. phenomenon? I've read that single-payer systems like Canada's require orders of magnitude less labor and paperwork.
I worked briefly with a company doing medical transcription. It opened my eyes to how much billing-related paperwork goes on in hospital back offices.
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Z62891 Sibling rivalry Y93G2 Activity, grilling and smoking food Y9286 Slaughter house as the place of occurrence of the external cause Y6553 Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part X962XXA Assault by letter bomb, initial encounter X05XXXA Exposure to ignition or melting of nightwear, initial encounter
> Y6553 Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part That's horrifying.
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Z62891 Sibling rivalry Y93G2 Activity, grilling and smoking food Y9286 Slaughter house as the place of occurrence of the external cause Y6553 Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part X962XXA Assault by letter bomb, initial encounter X05XXXA Exposure to ignition or melting of nightwear, initial encounter
> Y6553 Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part That's horrifying.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12773709
They do happen, but they're quite rare.
I posted a list of them a while ago. For several years I was interested in alternative worldviews -- grand sweeping theories of reality. Here's my list: http://ribbonfarm.com https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Sequences http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.co.uk/ http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.co.uk/ http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ https://meaningness.com/ http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/ Enjoy :)
If you like those you might also like http://slatestarcodex.com It's Yvain's (from LW) blog. It's gotten quite popular, with lots of mainstream media referencing it.
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If you like those you might also like http://slatestarcodex.com It's Yvain's (from LW) blog. It's gotten quite popular, with lots of mainstream media referencing it.
Isn't it Scott Alexander (note the almost anagram) that blogs there?
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I don't even... why in the world would it be important for a doctor to differentiate being struck by a dolphin or struck by orca (side note: orcas are dolphins!).
I believe it's for statistical purposes(if it's anything like death codes here in Aus). If there is an uptick in dolphin strikes, the Government(or some environmental management group) may do something about the dolphin problem.
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If you like those you might also like http://slatestarcodex.com It's Yvain's (from LW) blog. It's gotten quite popular, with lots of mainstream media referencing it.
Isn't it Scott Alexander (note the almost anagram) that blogs there?