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Dolbey Ranked No. 1 by KLAS Research for Computer-Assisted Coding for Four Years Straight

CONCORD, Ohio, March 3, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Dolbey is a leading provider of medical coding and billing software that drives greater accuracy and higher productivity in medical coding by using artificial intelligence and machine learning. KLAS Research announced that Dolbey was awarded the 2020 Category Leader designation for Computer-Assisted Coding for the fourth year in…

Posted on:Mar 3, 2020
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Coding for coronavirus: 6 things to know

Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review As the U.S. responds to a growing threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus, CMS and other organizations are clarifying how to code for testing and treatment of the disease. Six things to know: CMS created a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code for providers and labs testing patients…

Posted on:Feb 19, 2020
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Book excerpt: Clinical validation basics

By Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP and Cathy Farraher, RN, MBA, CCM, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog Clinical validation is a process in which diagnoses already written in the chart are reviewed by a clinical documentation specialist to ensure the corresponding clinical indicators and treatment exist alongside them, thereby “validating” the diagnoses. It is…

Posted on:Feb 19, 2020
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Vaping outbreak spurs new ICD-10 code

By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will add a new diagnosis code for vaping-related illnesses to ICD-10 on April 1, reports AHA News. CMS updated its software for inpatient prospective payment system claims to accommodate the new code, U07.0. The CDC is rolling out the new diagnosis…

Posted on:Feb 6, 2020
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Book excerpt: Navigating CDI-coding relationships

By Johanne Brautigam, RN, BSN, CCDS and Mindy Davis, RHIT, CDIP, CCS, CCDS for ACDIS Blog There are a few key strategies for communication between CDI and coding. Most important, communicate to coding leadership and the coding staff that having a strong working relationship between CDI and coding is a priority. Back this statement up…

Posted on:Feb 6, 2020
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Codes for social determinants rarely used, analysis finds

By Shannon Muchmore for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: In the first two years diagnostic codes specific to social determinants of health were available in Medicare fee-for-service claims, they were used for only 1.4% of the total beneficiary population, according to a new report from CMS. Use of the Z codes, first implemented for Medicare FFS…

Posted on:Feb 6, 2020
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Chicken soup for the healthcare CIO: tough questions about AI that have fairly simple answers

In collaboration with Ankur Teredesai, Co-founder & CTO, KenSci for Becker’s Hospital Review Chicken soup for the healthcare CIO: tough questions about AI that have fairly simple answers Tumultuous… the word that best describes the hope, expectations and trepidations regarding artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare CIOs across the globe today. Traditionally in healthcare, CIOs have…

Posted on:Jan 9, 2020
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AMA releases online checklist for E/M services transition

By Nathan Eddy for Healthcare IT News The American Medical Association issued a checklist for the transition to fundamental changes in evaluation and management (E/M) services, a medical coding process in support of medical billing which practicing healthcare providers must use to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid programs or private insurance. The checklist provides a…

Posted on:Jan 9, 2020
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The Future Of Work Now—Medical Coding With AI

Tom Davenport for Forbes Thomas H. Davenport and Steven Miller The coding of medical diagnosis and treatment has always been a challenging issue. Translating a patient’s complex symptoms, and a clinician’s efforts to address them, into a clear and unambiguous classification code was difficult even in simpler times. Now, however, hospitals and health insurance companies…

Posted on:Jan 9, 2020
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