Development and Use of Automated Coding Software to Enhance Antifraud Activities
by Jennifer Hornung Garvin, PhD, RHIA, CCS, CTR, CPHQ, FAHIMA; Valerie J.M. Watzlaf, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA; and Sohrab Moeini, BSIS Abstract The deliberate submittal of false claims to private health...
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by Mark Morsch, MS; Carol Stoyla, CLA; Michael Landis; Stacy Rogers; Ronald Sheffer, Jr., MA; Michelle Vernon, RCC; and Michelle A. Jimmink, MBA Abstract Healthcare organizations that have adopted...
View ArticleDefining the Standards for Automated E&M Coding Through Coding Consistency...
by James Flanagan, MD, PhD, FACP; and Mariana Casella dos Santos, MD Abstract A number of studies have shown that evaluation and management (E&M) coding even by experienced professional coders...
View ArticleEvaluating E&M Coding Accuracy of GoCode a Compared to Internal Medicine...
by Rhonda R. Thomas, PhD, MBA; Constantin Mitocaru; and Judith Hanlon Introduction Change is continually upon us, and the challenge is to leverage technology to become more efficient professionals,...
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by Liora Alschuler Abstract This paper describes the clinical document architecture (CDA) and the CDA4CDT (clinical document architecture for common document types) initiative and suggests how adoption...
View ArticleThe Impact of Physician Quality Measures on the Coding Process
by Mark Morsch, MS; Ronald Sheffer, Jr., MA; Susan Glass, RHIT, CCS-P; Carol Stoyla, CLA; and Sean Perry Abstract Physician coding and billing is undergoing a major change that has expanded the...
View ArticleUse of the Delphi Method to Generate a Gold Standard for the Medical Coding...
by M. Elliott Familant, PhD; Stuart Covit; and Andrew B. Covit, MD Abstract A “gold standard” for medical coding is now an acknowledged need. However, the well-documented phenomenon of coder...
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