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Tag: computer-assisted coding

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ICD-10: What about specificity and reimbursement?

March 17, 2017 / By Clarissa George

In a recent blog, my colleague Jason Mark examined specificity with Atrial Fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) to see if there are noticeable shifts in the specificity of codes being used under ICD-10. […]

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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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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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About accuracy…

April 25, 2016 / By Jason Mark

In our recent posts we’ve touched on both productivity and proper tool usage to help achieve the best possible results with Computer Assisted Coding (CAC). This week I thought I […]

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Coder Acceptance data: Am I using the correct coding methods?

April 6, 2016 / By Clarissa George

Today’s data series blog is about analyzing your computer-assisted coding (CAC) data using the Coder Acceptance Method,  an exciting topic because Coder Acceptance data will give you a lot of […]

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How are my numbers? Analyzing your CAC data – Part 2

Feb. 17, 2016 / By Jason Mark

In my last blog, I discussed the importance of making valid data comparisons when trying to analyze the impact of computer-assisted coding. I used my own experience in charting my […]

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How are my numbers? Analyzing your CAC data

Feb. 12, 2016 / By Jason Mark

I’m excited to post this next installment in our blog series about using data to better understand and improve your computer-assisted coding (CAC) performance. Our team looks at a LOT […]