Computers Can’t Replace Training

February 6, 2013 / Melody Smith / Comments Off on Computers Can’t Replace Training

Computer  assisted indexing can be a huge help in building a solid information architecture. We know that. We live that. However, it doesn’t solve all the problems. You still need solid medical coding training to face the challenges that will come with the ICD-10 coding classification transition.

Becker’s ASC Review brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Computer-Assisted Coding Will Not Solve All ICD-10 Difficulties.” Medical coding requires specialized expertise and systems tailored to the regulatory requirements in which health care providers, hospitals, and doctors deliver their services. Access Innovations, Inc., a leader in data integrity and content creation, offers tools and services for quality assurance and validation of medical coding. The cost savings are potentially huge.

Melody K. Smith

Sponsored by Access Innovations, the world leader in thesaurus, ontology, and taxonomy creation and metadata application.

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Melody Smith

Melody K. Smith has provided organizational, social media and digital communication services to a large non-profit for the past twenty years. Prior to that she championed employee engagement and communications in the healthcare field. She holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing. When not wrangling and writing TaxoDiary content for your reading pleasure, Melody writes fiction, rescues dogs and throws legendary dinner parties.