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Precyse Compliance Alert!
The Impact of the Delay in the Implementation Date of Meaningful Use 2
On November 30, 2011, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would extend the incentive program deadlines for Meaningful Use Stage 2 in order to encourage the 2011 early adopters. HHS now intends to allow doctors and hospitals to adopt health IT this year, without meeting the new standards until 2014.
HHS OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS TO BEGIN HIPAA PRIVACY AUDITS
HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is piloting a program to perform up to 150 audits during November 2011 and conclude by December 2012.
OIG 2012 WORK PLAN SUMMARY
Several new areas of focus in 2012's plan
Loss of reimbursement for MRI, CT, other radiology in the ED.
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Products
precyseCode™
precyseCode Corporate Brochure
precyseCode™
ICD-10 Fact Sheet
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Precyse Webcast Archive
Precyse University: The Anatomy and Physiology of ICD-10 CM and PCS
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Case Studies
HIM Department Management
Naples Community Healthcare System
Improve Productivity & Processes Within the HIM Department
Coding
Baptist Health System
Increasing Coding Quality and Productivity with precyseCode™
Oncology Data Management
M2GEN
The Role of Clinical Data Abstraction in Fighting Cancer at M2Gen (Moffitt & Merck Partnership)
Coding
Stamford Hospital
Moving from Good to Great Through a Collaborative Partnership
Oncology Data Management
UMass Memorial Medical Center
From Compliance Backlog to Full Accreditation
HIM Department Management
HIM Strategic Sourcing Benefis Success Story
Read about amazing results that Precyse accomplished at Benefis, particularly in turnaround time, quality and coding accuracy.
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White Papers
Coding
A Day in the Life of ICD-10; How ICD-10 Impacts Hospitals & Health Systems Facility-wide
Learn how to recognize the far-reaching impact of ICD-10 in your facility, identify the ICD-10 learning needs of the various departments, how to avoid increased denial rates, how to avoid an increase in Discharged Not Final Billed (DNFB) and how to avoid a decrease in productivity.
ICD-10 Transition Made Easier with Natural Language Comprehension™-Driven Coding Tools
We are in the midst of one of the most challenging and exciting times in the history of healthcare. At every turn there are words and phrases striking fear and tribulation among healthcare providers: healthcare reform, meaningful use, RAC, ICD-10, accountable care, CDI, pay for performance, compliance…the list goes on and on. And while the pros and cons of all of these issues are being hotly debated, one thing is for certain: Change is coming. Read this white paper to learn more about and understand the science behind Natural Language Comprehension (NLC), learn how NLC collaborative workflow improves coding quality and productivity, recognize why this technology is a necessity in the EHR toolkit, identify the benefits of NLC in the HIM department, and hear provider insights on how NLC is being used to accelerate Meaningful Use and ICD-10 preparations.
The Key for Success in Preparing for ICD-10 Coding
By now, most healthcare providers know that effective October 1, 2013, Health and Human Services (HHS) will implement a new coding system (ICD-10-CM) to record the presence of diagnoses for various episodes of patient
care and a new coding system (ICD-10-PCS) to record the presence of procedures for acute care inpatients. Most providers mistakenly believe that the key to accurate assignment of these codes will be driven exclusively by
training the coders. Having studied this a great deal, however, we feel that it will be equally critical for physicians to dramatically improve their documentation practices, which will in turn lead to appropriate code selection and full reimbursement.
ICD-10-CM and Leadership
The Director of Health Information Management is a title that is used to identify the person in 'charge' of a complex and challenging department which is associated with the management, care and storage of medical records. We all know there is a lot more to it than records. We are managing our departments in an era of change and every function, task and process that we organize and control is on a fast track to chaos. We all understand that we are not in control of the changes coming. So, how do ensure the changes are made on time and that they become a part of business as usual, done correctly, in compliance, and benefit the populations we serve?
Implementing ICD-10—How much will it cost?
ICD-10 will provide the U.S. health care system with many benefits, including improved public health surveillance and treatment and research data, as well as the means to refine payment systems and pay-for-performance, identify fraud and abuse, and ways to improve health care quality.
Is Anatomy and Physiology Changing?
By now, we have all heard that coders will need to brush up on anatomy and physiology before the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS, but why? It's not like the anatomy and physiology of the human body are changing with the switch to ICD-10.
Why We Love ICD-10-CM and so will you!
Close your eyes and imagine a coding classification system created for coders instead of statisticians and developed with the help of people who actually use the codes! Well, even if you can't envision it, it will become a reality on October 1, 2013—the compliance date for ICD-10-CM. ICD-10-CM, including the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, will replace the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code set for diagnosis reporting.
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Calendar of Events
AHDI-NEMA Student Week
Precyse Transcription Operations will be guest speakers for AHDI-NEMA Student Week on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. Tara Lea Gustafson, Precyse Training Coordinator, and Connie Boutwell, a seasoned medical transcriptionist, will speak on “High Productivity in a Remote Environment.” They will share their tips and tricks for being productive in a remote work environment.
Online: Webinar
Feb. 22, 2012
HealthStream Summit 2012
Visit Precyse at the HealthStream Summit and attend the following sessions: Developing a Facility-Wide ICD-10 Roadmap presented by Anita Majerowicz, MS, RHIA and Utilizing the Latest Interactive Technology for ICD-10 Education by Tom Ormondroyd, BS, MBA.
Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, TN
March 5 - 9, 2012
HIMSS 2012 Annual Conference
Visit Precyse Booth #8116 at the HIMSS2012 annual conference. Schedule a private demo of Precyse's computer-assisted-coding technology -- precyseCode featuring Natural Language Comprehension or schedule a demo of Precyse University, Precyse's eLearning platform.
Venetian-Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
February 21-23, 2012
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Industry Links
Health Information Management and Healthcare Financial Management
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Transcription
Clinical Documentation Industry Association (CDIA)
Cancer Registry Management
National Cancer Registry Association (NCRA)
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