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TECHNOLOGY BUYERS’ GUIDE<br />
VOL. 24 NO. 19 OCTOBER 22, 2012<br />
COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE HEALTH INFORMATION PROFESSION | WWW.FORTHERECORDMAG.COM<br />
The<br />
NutsandBolts<br />
of IPPS<br />
The Inpatient Prospective<br />
Payment System final rule<br />
for 2013 outlines policy<br />
and payment changes.<br />
ACOs Face Quality<br />
Measure Challenges<br />
Text Messaging<br />
Can Improve<br />
Health Outcomes<br />
Shedding Light on<br />
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<br />
Relax<br />
Come To You!<br />
LET JOBS<br />
TODAY!<br />
President & CEO<br />
Kathleen Czermanski<br />
Vice President & COO<br />
Mara E. Honicker<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
Editor Lee DeOrio<br />
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=1"> TECHNOLOGY BUYERS’ GUIDE VOL. 24 NO. 19 </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=2"> Relax Come To You! LET JOBS </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=3"> President & CEO Kathleen Czermanski Vice Pr</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=4"> CONTENTS 20 </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=5"> NEWS BRIEFS IOM Report Cites Technology’s Role </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=6"> Study Demonstrates How EMRs Benefit Clinical Resea</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=7"> Survey Finds Physicians Concerned About ICD-10 </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=8"> TRANSCRIPTION TRENDS SHEDDING LI</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=9"> carpal tunnel syndrome is vital,” Cohen says. “Ma</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=10"> ON THE WEB Twitter App to Help Public Health Su</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=11"> Program Provides Responders With Online Data </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=12"> The NutsandBolts of IPPS In</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=13"> I nitial industry reaction to </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=14"> Specificity was added to the existing vascular cat</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=15"> the result is overcoding, and lose money should l</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=16"> Quality Measures Present ACOs With Unique Challen</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=17"> P erformance o</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=18"> enough but not overwhelming for those organizatio</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=19"> “The higher the utilization, the more data</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=20"> Making mHealth Happen By Julie Knudson </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=21"> S tatistics indic</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=22"> really had to recalibrate who we were actually ta</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=23"> There’s a good chance that a fancy applica</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=24"> CATHETER CONUNDRUM REDUCING UNNECESSARY PLACEMENT</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=25"> “Increasing the patient’s immobility will also in</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=26"> simply may be forgotten about. We’ve also found i</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=27"> CODING AND TRANSCRIPTION CODING FOR CATHETER IN</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=28"> • The principal diagnosis was 999.31 or 999.32 </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=29"> PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AMA Releases 2013 CPT Code </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=30"> Technology Buyers’ Guide 3M Health Information Sy</a>
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<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=32"> FACULTY•NATIONWIDE•PA•NJ•DC•GA Dear Coder, Are</a>
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<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=35"> DATEBOOK NOVEMBER 10, 2012 GULF COAST CHAPTER </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=36"> CODING CORNER FIVE TIPS FOR</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=37"> physician for clarification. To that end, coding i</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=38"> BY THE NUMBERS $1.5 Billion The World Bank h</a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=39"> Unique Gift Ideas for Colleagues and Co-Workers! </a>
<a title="October 22, 2012 - For The Record page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d532cbf8?page=40"> Clinical Documentation A Foundation for Quality C</a>