A field of artificial intelligence focused on enabling computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language. In healthcare, natural language processing (NLP) is critical for processing vast amounts of unstructured clinical data, such as physician notes and medical reports, to extract meaningful insights. Nym’s autonomous medical coding engine uses proprietary Clinical Language Understanding (CLU) technology that combines NLP, machine learning, and rules-based clinical ontologies to transform complex clinical documentation into accurate and compliant medical codes with zero human intervention.