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For this written assignment, you are the Coding Supervisor at

Rasmussen Hospital and Clinics. Your staff consists of five coders who

code inpatient, outpatient, and the professional fees for a variety of

physicians in a variety of specialties.

Recently the number of patient encounters has increased causing your coders to not meet the required turnaround time for their coding duties. After much research, you have decided to turn to CAC (Computer Assisted Coding) to help meet your goals.

Hospitals have reported that CAC has increased coder productivity by more than 20 percent, decreased coder overtime by as much as 80 percent, and decreased external audit fees as much as 50 percent. Cassidy, B. (2013) “Ten More Questions for CAC Vendors” http://journal.ahima.org/2013/03/01/ten-more-questions-for-cac-vendors/

Based on your research, you will be implementing CAC for routine radiology encounters in six months.
In a Word document, explain how you will manage this change.

    • Describe with supporting research how the implementation and use of CAC will impact your coding process. Be sure to include both positive and negative impacts.
    • Describe with supporting research how the implementation and use of CAC will positively and negatively impact your coders.
    • Explain the ways you, as the Coding Supervisor, will assist your coders through this change.
    • Summarize which project management tool you would use to implement this project and why. Refer back to the tools we learned about in our reading such as Six Sigma, Lean, the Gantt chart etc.

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Hi there, I have just completed the assignment. Please find attached. It has been nice working with you.

Running head: COMPUTER ASSISTED CODING

Computer Assisted Coding
Institution Affiliation
Date

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COMPUTER ASSISTED CODING

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Positive and Negative Impact of CAC on the Coding Process
The health Information management has dramatically changed because of the
introduction of CAC technology. Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) is a practice that has enabled
medical automatic derives of medical codes in matters of hospital documentation. The CAC
technology has brought vast benefits to clinical documentation. The first advantage is the
improved accuracy in hospital management operations. For instance, it has created easier and
accurate tasks in auditing and reduced number of errors in charges and revenues. The second
benefit is improved consistency since the coding process instills confidence in the clinical results
and financial processes of the hospital. Thi...


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