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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…
Focus group suggests that CIOs need to get clinicians enthusiastic about the new diagnostic coding system, but they don’t know how to make that happen. By Ken Terry InformationWeek Healthcare systems preparing for the ICD-10 transition are still not devoting enough attention to preparing physicians for the clinical documentation that will be required when the…
By Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME, Originally published on Healthcare Informatics.com The Proposed Regulation Heard ‘Round the World As the Senior Director of Advocacy aptly pointed out in a recent blog posting, the notice of proposed rulemaking for Stage 2 Meaningful Use was released late last week – and if this is…
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 Ken Terry for InformationWeek Most doctors still use desktops because iPads lack speech processing capabilities. One expert, however, says iPad EHRs are coming. Eighty percent of physicians in a recent survey said they believe that the Apple iPad has an “exciting future in healthcare”–but they doubt it is ready for clinical use. The survey…
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…
Written by Chuck Lauer and posted at Becker’s Hospital Review Healthcare presents a number of urgent challenges that executives can no longer afford to put off. I was considering what advice to give CEOs facing this brave new world when I heard a remarkable speech at the National Center for Healthcare Leadership’s annual event. Michael…
Rene Letourneau, Managing Editor, Healthcare Finance News SOUTH PORTLAND, ME – A panel of ICD-10 experts spoke Friday at a conference co-hosted by the New England Health Information and Management Systems Society and Maine Healthcare Financial Management Association in South Portland, Maine, giving advice about the five ‘gotchas’ that can wreak havoc on the best-laid…
Written for FierceHealthFinance Almost half (49 percent) of community hospitals in the United States are operating at margins of 2 percent or less, according to a recent report from healthcare IT provider Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, presented at last month’s annual Community Hospital 100 conference in Pinehurst Resort, N.C. More than one-fifth of the hospitals (22…