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Tag: CAC

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Coder variability: A closer look at measuring CAC

Sept. 1, 2017 / By Jessica Clive

When I began college a few years ago, my parents used it as an opportunity to reminisce about their own college experiences. As they did so, I recognized the conveniences […]

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More questions than answers

Aug. 2, 2017 / By Jason Mark

One of the things I most enjoy about the team I work with is that we get to ask a lot of questions and then we try to figure out […]

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Man vs. the Machine

Jan. 11, 2017 / By Clarissa George

The game of chess made history in 1997 when the IBM computer called Deep Blue beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov. Deep Blue was not always better than a […]

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CAC Exact: A new CAC system performance metric

Nov. 9, 2016 / By Clarissa George

What percentage of automation is completely correct in a computer-assisted coding (CAC) system? Or, in other words, how many visits does a CAC system get exactly correct? The answer to […]

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Connecting the pieces of the CAC puzzle

Oct. 5, 2016 / By Clarissa George

Have you ever spent time putting together a puzzle only to find out you are missing one or two essential pieces? Few things are more frustrating than an almost masterpiece […]

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Smartphones and computer-assisted coding

Aug. 11, 2016 / By Clarissa George

When I entered my major’s program in college, I decided I could no longer go without a smartphone. Up until that point, I had gotten by with just a regular […]

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Computer-assisted coding: Keep your hands on the wheel

July 27, 2016 / By Jason Mark

I’ve been fascinated lately watching several news stories about the Autopilot feature on Tesla’s electric automobiles. If you’re not familiar with this technology, it is essentially a computer-assisted driving mode […]

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An aerial perspective: Percent of visits with CAC codes

June 17, 2016 / By Clarissa George

Have you ever flown over the Midwestern United States? If you have, you know that as you look down from the airplane windows you see a ton of squares with […]

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HIMagine That: Specificity unrecognized

June 6, 2016 / By Donna Smith, RHIA, Sue Belley, RHIA

Donna: Hi, Sue! I saw you at the ACDIS conference last week. How were the sessions you  attended? Sue: Really good – I liked the diversity and range of topics […]

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Annotations: A closer look

May 16, 2016 / By Clarissa George

In my last blog post, I talked about Coder Acceptance methods and I introduced the idea of rolled up CAC methods and rolled up manual methods. I also went over […]

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About accuracy…part 2

April 29, 2016 / By Jason Mark

In part one of this blog we focused on recall as it relates to CAC.  In today’s post we will start by examining the definition of precision. With precision, we […]

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Client Experience Summit Spotlights 3M Science Applied to Life

April 27, 2016 / By Kristine Daynes

The 3M Client Experience Summit this year is a combination science fair and storytelling festival for healthcare professionals. In all the best ways. There is an actual science fair of […]