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Article by Chris Dimick, Editor-in-Chief at the Journal of AHIMA. This article was originally published on the Journal of AHIMA website on April 18, 2011 and is republished here with permission. ICD-10-CM/PCS offers organizations better data about their patient populations and the services they provide them. The code set’s greater specificity allows coding professionals to…
HIMSS12 LAS VEGAS–From the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference, Dolbey introduced DocAssist™ Documentation Guides to help hospitals train their physicians to document patient reports according to the upcoming ICD-10 PCS requirements. “Our research found that as much as 60% of the documentation in a patient’s chart is still dictated and transcribed.…
Dolbey Systems, Inc. has completed an Interface License Agreement with 3M Health Information Systems of Murray, Utah. The Agreement licenses the interfacing of Dolbey’s Fusion CAC™ computer-assisted coding solution to the 3M™ Coding and Reimbursement System (CRS). For more about Dolbey’s Fusion CAC solution visit www.dolbey.com. About Dolbey Dolbey is a leader in providing dictation,…
By Julie Knudson for For The Record If used correctly, computer-assisted coding can help hospitals alleviate inefficiencies. As computer-assisted coding (CAC) is deployed by an increasing number of hospitals, its effect on coders is coming into focus. The evolution of workflow changes, productivity increases ahead of ICD-10, and fear of diminishing job prospects are all…
By Bernie Monegain for HealthcareIT News SAN ANTONIO, TX – Less than 10 percent of healthcare providers are more than halfway ready for ICD-10, according to a new report from research firm KLAS. Two that are well on their way to compliance, however, are Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego and St. Louis, Mo.-based SSM…
By Bernie Monegain, Editor, Healthcare IT News SALT LAKE CITY – If the health information managers in the audience at the annual AHIMA Convention in Salt Lake City on Tuesday morning were not already overwhelmed by ICD-10, once T.B Ustun, MD, hit the stage, they would be. It was just a few minutes into his…
By Joe Bormel, M.D., MPH, for Healthcare Informatics The 83rd annual convention of AHIMA is getting underway as I write this, and with it HIM is at the center of the biggest regulatory reforms in most of our careers, ARRA/MU and ICD-10. At this event, new and evolving approaches to coder’s workflow in the MU…
posted by Chris Dimick ~ SPECIAL COVERAGE: AHIMA 2011 ICD-10 SUMMIT ~ Since it was planted 30 years ago, the ICD-9 code set has grown roots deep into the healthcare system. Within individual organizations and enterprises, those roots can reach into nearly every department and function. Upgrading to ICD-10 thus requires organizations deconstruct their…
By: James Carroll for HIM Connection, April 12, 2011 Providers familiar with automated claims reviews and complex claims reviews by the recovery audit contractors (RAC) now face another method of overpayment identification: “Semi-automated” claims review. Semi-automated review strays a bit from the automated and complex methods of overpayment identification recognized in the RAC statement of…
Transitions are common in the healthcare marketplace today. Encoding of clinical data is a key element of the health information management (HIM) profession. It binds the provision of care to the systems serving both clinical and administrative needs. Coding professionals are experts at adapting to change, since the code sets and coding guidelines require frequent…