During the first part of this new year, we have experienced increased inquiries and requests for product demos of our SymKey® product solution. In fact, we licensed one new SymKey®
Answer: SymKey downloads data from EZ-CAP (Adjustment Codes, Procedure Codes, Providers/Vendors, Place of Service) when you log in so the data it lists in scenario options will be up to date
Key issues in adopting ICD-10- CM are:
• ICD-9 is 30 years old and is outdated.
• ICD-9 is running out of spaces for new codes. Codes added in recent years are in the wrong chapters because the correct chapters were full, with nowhere to add new codes.
• ICD-9 codes cannot reflect current and evolving medical technologies.
• The current codes are limited in their descriptions. New codes will allow for a greater level of detail, including etiology, manifestation, and laterality.
• ICD-9 does not provide the increased level of detail needed for emerging needs like biosurveillance and competitive purchasing. […]
When SymKey completes a batch, it does two things to the source file – it appends the front of the file with the batch number and, regardless of the source location, it
Answer: When you create your source batch files, either through Crystal Reports, Microsoft Access, or SQL, you should save them in a place that SymKey has access to, whether it
Answer: The answer depends on the kind of batch you’re running. SymKey can generate a list of claims that are considered hard duplicates and can be denied with the SymKey
Answer: SymKey® modules are activated/deactivated based on a licensing agreement between HCIM and your company. If you require access to a module that is not available, your licensing file must
The 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases consists of:
• a tabular list containing cause of death titles and codes
• inclusion and exclusion terms for cause of death titles
• an alphabetical index to diseases and nature of injury, external causes of injury, table of drugs, and chemicals
• descriptions, guidelines, and coding rules
ICD-10 has two components:
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the international standard diagnostic classification for all general epidemiological purposes, many health management purposes, and for clinical use. This includes the analysis of
