http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/hi_1/archive/2007/12/13/cac-a-threat-to-mts.aspxAs I pore over studies and old PowerPoint presentations for an upcoming article on computer-assisted coding (CAC) systems, I'm somewhat amazed that I don't, as a writer for an HIM newsmagazine, hear more about CAC technology. Granted, I haven't been writingenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/hi_1/archive/2007/12/13/cac-a-threat-to-mts.aspx#29342Thu, 22 May 2008 14:32:10 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:29342Medical Coding News | Medial Transcriptionist Blog | Medical Coding Funding<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.thefactoringblog.com/medical-coding-news-medial-transcriptionist-blog-medical-coding-funding/">http://www.thefactoringblog.com/medical-coding-news-medial-transcriptionist-blog-medical-coding-funding/</a></p> http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/hi_1/archive/2007/12/13/cac-a-threat-to-mts.aspx#26788Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:30:36 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:26788Kimberly<p>I had the opportunity to see CAC being developed in India. &nbsp;It was actually quite remarkable in its way. &nbsp;The concept was that a scan of the diagnosis section would be initiated by the software which would chose some possibilities for the code based on the diagnosis, and a Coding Validator would choose the correct code from the drop down menu - almost like chosing the correct text expansion from InstantText. &nbsp;The information scan would work in the same way that demographics are read - via XML/HL7 - to put transcription files in the EMR where they need to go but instead looking for a particular section of the report ...Great, right? ... except...</p> <p>As someone who has had a CPC-H, and a decent grasp on coding, as well as 20+ years in MT, I knew immediately that that was an extremely flawed premise. &nbsp;How many physicians/dictators actually dictate the exact level of a cardiac cath, or the percentage of a burn, its location, and what caused it right in the diagnosis? &nbsp;This would require a dictator re-education/training effort of Herculean proportions... </p> http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/hi_1/archive/2007/12/13/cac-a-threat-to-mts.aspx#26442Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:48:22 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:26442Sharon <p>This is the first I have heard of this type of technology, even though I believe I once saw a report generated by such a program. &nbsp;I am extremely grateful for your entry, as it keeps me informed of the seemingly never-ending threats to those of us who depend on medical transcription to put food on the table. &nbsp;Please continue to inform us on these new technologies as they relate to medical transcription and possibly report how this system has transformed transcription in one of the 300 facilities who use it. </p> <p>Thanks again for your useful information.</p>