Hospital Automates Revenue-cycle Processes
Health Management Technology, 10/05/2009
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that it had several pressing revenue–cycle challenges. Among these were concerns that as coding requirements continue to increase in complexity, capturing all charges manually and then ensuring accurate coding would become more difficult.
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CMS unveils ICD-10 fact sheet
Medical Economics, 10/21/2009
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August outlining the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System (ICD–10), which becomes mandatory in the U.S. starting October 1, 2013.
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Getting Help with Coding
HealthDataManagement, 10/08/2009
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Anderson HJ – In recent months, the federal economic stimulus program has been in the spotlight, with experts debating whether it could be a strong catalyst for a surge in adoption of electronic health records. But a much lower–profile health care industry ... from ICD–9 to ICD–10 diagnosis and procedure codes for claims – also could prove to be a powerful technology catalyst, giving a boost to demand for computer–assisted coding systems.
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Experts Warn against ICD-10 Procrastination
HealthDataManagement, 10/09/2009
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deadline for conversion to ICD–10 codes is four years away, experts urge providers to draft a game plan now for making the difficult transition. That's because the new coding mechanism will affect applications throughout the organization.
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Non-coding RNAs: regulators of disease
The Journal of Pathology, 11/05/2009
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Taft RJ et al. – These observations emphasize the need to move beyond the confines of protein–coding genes and highlight the fact that continued investigation of ncRNA biogenesis and function will be necessary for a comprehensive understanding of ... human disease.
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Inadequate Training in Billing and Coding as Perceived by Recent Pediatric Graduates
Clinical Pediatrics, 10/26/2009
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Andreae MC et al. – Pediatric residency training programs are not meeting the needs of generalist or subspecialist physicians in training of billing and coding. Residency programs must enhance this training ... maintain a financially viable practice.
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Interslice coding for medical three-dimensional images using an adaptive mode selection technique in wavelet transform domain
Journal of Digital Imaging, 11/04/2009
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Cho HD et al. – The mixed image is then compressed by the zerotree coding method. It is proven that the adaptive mode selection technique in the wavelet transform ... useful for medical 3D image coding. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme provides good performance, regardless of interslice distance, and is prospective for medical 3D image compression.
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Effects of Breastfeeding on Pain Relief in Full-term Newborns
The Clinical Journal of Pain, 10/20/2009
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was prolonged in comparison to previous studies. The primary outcomes were Neonatal Facial Actions (Neonatal Facial Activity Coding System–upper face), sleep–wake state. Heart rate was considered as an index of arousal. Sucking frequency was only evaluated ... significantly lower, Neonatal Facial Activity Coding System and sleep–wake state scores and heart rates changes. In the experimental group sucking frequency was highest during the first 5 minutes of breastfeeding before the procedure.
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Assessing the Impact of ICD-10
HealthDataManagement, 10/13/2009
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transition could be an important catalyst for replacing aging core information systems, says Stanley Padfield, system director for health information management at four–hospital Lee Memorial Health System, Cape Coral, Fla.
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3 Hospitals, 10 Nurses, $5.7 Million in Extra Revenue
HealthDataManagement, 10/08/2009
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diagnosis and procedure codes to use in claims requires pinpointing the appropriate documentation in the patient record, whether it's electronic or on paper. So if the documentation is lacking, the coding likely will be incorrect.
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