Development of a validation algorithm for 'present on admission' flagging
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 12/03/2009
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guide coding practice in those health systems considering this change in hospital coding. The algorithm embodies principles for development of coding standards and coder education that would result in improved data validity for routine use of POA information.
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Ingenix to Acquire CareMedic
HealthDataManagement, 11/13/2009
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Ingenix Inc., a vendor of coding and compliance software and consulting services, will acquire CareMedic Services Inc., which offers revenue cycle management applications and services to provider organizations.
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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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AHA issues ICD-10 resource
American Hospital Association News, 11/10/2009
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briefing book to help hospitals prepare to transition to the 10th edition of the International Classification of Diseases clinical coding system, also known as ICD–10. The resource encompasses all aspects of transitioning to ICD–10.
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MYCN/c-MYC-induced microRNAs repress coding gene networks associated with poor outcome in MYCN/c-MYC-activated tumors
Oncogene, 12/07/2009
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Mestdagh P et al. – The results uncover a widespread correlation between miRNA activation and c–MYC/MYCN–mediated coding gene expression modulation and further ... of c–MYC and MYCN in the process of tumorigenesis.
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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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Keep Out of the OIG's Crosshairs in 2010
Outpatient Surgery, 11/30/2009
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priorities based on this document. The 2010 OIG Work Plan rehashes many of the chronic problems in coding and reimbursement, but adds a few new twists to its compliance agenda.
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ITGAM coding variant (rs1143679) influences the risk of renal disease, discoid rash, and immunologic manifestations in lupus patients with European ancestry
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, 12/14/2009
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Kim-Howard X et al. – We hypothesized that the coding variant (R77H), rs1143679, within ITGAM could predict specific clinical manifestations
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Coding for the H1N1 virus vaccination
Medical Economics, 11/03/2009
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Martin V – CMS will issue information that informs the public and its contractors concerning payment policy for the H1N1 vaccine and its administration under Medicare fee–for–service. Presently, the information available to CMS is that the ... H1N1 vaccine will be made available without charge to hospitals, physicians, and other entities that immunize patients. If that proves to be the case, then Medicare fee–for–service will not pay for the H1N1 vaccine.
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A pharmacogenetics study of the human glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A4
Pharmacogenetics and genomics, 11/23/2009
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functional studies on promoter variants are still required to predict their potential influence on UGT1A4 expression in vivo. Besides, several coding variants significantly modified the enzyme kinetics for tamoxifen and Z–4–hydroxytamoxifen and are expected to have a potential in vivo
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