local, and patient levels. Countries can use the ICD codes as is, though many, including the U.S., choose to create their own version…
simple enough. Assign a specific code to a medical diagnosis, treatment, symptom, drug reaction, or procedure. But, when you start digging into the details of how medical coding works and what it can affect, the liability potential of applying the wrong medical codes becomes apparent. Mismatched Coding Can Lead to Insurance Fraud Claims This is not a sensationalist headline. It is actual reality. Let's say a medical coder mismatches certain procedures and diagnostic codes on a patient record.…
Other codes can be used to identify procedures for open rib fractures. I know change is “just the way it is” in this profession so I’m trying to gear myself up for it. Examples of when you would dig out the HCPCS book :-) When a 68-year-old patient had a complete cystectomy they would need to have a catheter system supplied for them. You would find it in the HCPCS. When a patient goes in for nuclear medicine imaging procedure the contrast would be identified by a HCPCS code. When a patient…
parts of the body having the same code. Is it left or right side? This is not as effective and causes confusion. ICD-10 will be more “part of body” specific. Left vs. right and it also let us know whether it is initial or subsequent encounter as well as other relevant information. Number of Codes…
The most important point is to match up testing dataset with training dataset to identify the subjects where both systems are useful for access control in areas as office, airport, mega mall and other restricted places. The motion vision can be used for surveillance, access control, detection and other monitoring purposes. The most important advantage is that person walking image can be captured from long distance and the image is then processed with low…
objectives are the areas of concern that can be used in decision making in security planning. The fundamental objectives were found to be in line with the acknowledged goals of physical security, e.g. deterrence, deception, detection, delay, denial of access, respondent, mitigation. The academic value of learning physical security in Kenya is to offer students the opportunity to learn the principles and theories associated with various types of security, from international security to…
records from discharge to permanent file. In a paper based environment all patients discharged papers is reviewed. Here are the steps involved with a paper base environment: Make sure there is no missing or incomplete documentation Codes and /procedures are correct Misspelled words are correct Place any missing papers or information in the patient file The patient leaves the medical facility with each visit; the patient records are coded, billed, and filed. After, all…
connection,” making sure users get the connection speeds they paid for without any regard for what services they’re using. Net Neutrality Laws also ensured that ISPs couldn’t treat internet services differently, making sure that consumers could get equal access to any site, and that internet-based companies were able to compete fairly without…
m-commerce is emerging as a major player in the world of retailing, social networking, and entertainment and the main potential threat from mobile device use is identity theft”. Computers and other mobile devices can be scrutinized by malicious codes for personal information such as name, address, phone number etc. These computer threats are going onto the mobile and wireless networks which can be a major security threat for users. Some of the issues in e-commerce security are: A) Users are not…
It has been a long established conceit that two actor authentication is essential for secure remote access scenarios. Anyone who has accessed private networks from the internet is familiar with the concept in one form or another. Whether the additional factors include Smart Badges, Security Tokens, Soft Certificates (encrypted code downloaded to a device to identify it as genuine), or a combination of the above, using two factor authentication has become a familiar and even expected part of our…