Healthcare

Transitioning Coding Professionals Into New Roles in a Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC) Environment

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…

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ICD-10 Impact on Productivity

Originally Published by AAPC, March 9, 2011 The implementation of ICD-10 brings an exciting challenge. Some see it as an obstacle but it really is an opportunity to enhance our skills and knowledge in our careers. There will be a learning curve that comes with ICD-10; the codes are very different, the guidelines have changed…

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No Code Left Behind

By Elizabeth S. Roop, For The Record, Vol. 23 No. 5 P. 10 Backed by a powerful engine, computer-assisted coding provides a comprehensive solution capable of reading and interpreting reports. With HIT system acquisition and implementation and the training required to meet a growing number of mandates, it is difficult to envision any hospital shifting…

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Dolbey Releases Version 11.5 for Fusion Voice and Atom Dictation

Dolbey, a leader in providing dictation, transcription, speech recognition and coding solutions for healthcare, announced today the release of version 11.5 of the Fusion Voice® Dictation Management System for enterprise applications and the work group solution Atom Dictation Management™. The new version expands on the solution’s Document Management Services (DMS) option package and offers new…

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The Coding Game

Seattle, Washington — Dolbey will be promoting the unique, medical coding website known as The Coding Game™ at the 2008 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit in Seattle, WA. The Coding Game is the product of the healthcare researchers and software developers at Artificial Medical Intelligence, Inc. and provides an Internet game…

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