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VOL. 25 NO. 1 JANUARY 14, 2013
COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE HEALTH INFORMATION PROFESSION | WWW.FORTHERECORDMAG.COM
INDUSTRYDISCONNECT
Is there a divide between coding curriculums
and the criteria hospitals seek in new coders?
CDI Extends
Its Reach to
Outpatient Settings
Mobile Device
Security Concerns
Meet a New
Breed of MTs
2013 ICD-10-CM/PCS &
COMPUTER-ASSISTED
CODING SUMMIT
April 22–24 l Baltimore, MD
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VOL. 25 NO. 1
2013 ICD-10-CM/PCS & COMPUTER-ASSISTED CODING SUM
President & CEO Kathleen Czermanski Vice Pr
CONTENTS 14
THE VALUE OF THE “WHY” EXPLANATION By Greer Contr
TRANSCRIPTION TRENDS THE NEW BREE
to the core knowledge needed to be an effective s
ON THE WEB Online Access to Docs Increases Office
rates of after-hours clinic visits (18.7 per 1,00
INDUSTRY T here’s little dou
DISCONNECT For aspiring coders, is there a knowle
them how to research and network in order to find
apprentice programs for new As ICD-10 nears,
As the number of healthcare profess
A s mobile
tools often are commingled Users should e
data (a particular danger because mobile devices
CDIBROADENS ITS REACH By Mike Bassett
More healthcare organizations are looking to
implementing a CDI program is to evaluate coding
at TrustHCS. “And you can’t really blame them [th
Dementia AND DSM-5 Changes, Cost, and Confusion
T he Diagnostic and S
cost since neither the Mini Mental State Examinat
prescribed medications to slow progression; meets
CODING AND TRANSCRIPTION CODING FO
cells, which results in the four classic symptoms
NEWS BRIEFS EHR Use Up, Data Sharing Still an I
Study Finds e-Visits Could Lead to Overprescribin
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