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Medical Coding Apps for the iPhone and iPad was written by health care providers to guide other health care providers, and focuses on two questions: Which medical documentation and coding software tools are available? What features do these medical documentation and coding apps have? To make this information accessible to as many health care providers as possible, Medical Coding Apps for the iPhone and iPad is released as a free ebook on multiple platforms. If you find this ebook useful, please share it with a colleague.
Code Check Pro is well organized, aesthetically pleasing, and transitions smoothly. Features unique to this app are productivity graphs comparing work RVUs, Medicare pricing, and Medicare code distributions by specialty for included services. Code Check Pro also has a personal productivity tracker function that summarizes and graphs documentation and coding information for every patient encounter. Code Check Pro is a useful tool for learning medical documentation and coding requirements. It is also valuable in routine use for ensuring coding accuracy, and providing productivity feedback, a feature not available in other apps. Key Features Universal App (iPhone and iPad) RVU and Charge Data Trailblazer MDM Free trial version http://goo.gl/YKa4c
CodeEM
CodeEM is a point of care coding reference tool for evaluation and management encounters. This app utilizes a Medical Decision Making (MDM) calculator to interactively determine the MDM level.
Those who are looking for a great coding tool that also teaches documentation and coding requirements will find CodeEM awkward and incomplete. Major weaknesses of this app are that the detailed information is fragmented and pocketed, and page transitions are a bit slow. Another weakness is the inability to readily review detailed documentation information while using the MDM Calculator mode. These qualities are a significant impediment for an app that requires a minimum of 9 page transitions to review the documentation requirements for a single encounter. Not included in this app are single organ system exams and the Trailblazer MDM method. Key Features Universal App (iPhone and iPad) RVU Data Medicare Charge Data (localized) Free trial version
http://goo.gl/3pzZI
Code My Note
Code My Note is an aesthetically pleasing, well organized and responsive medical coding app that works in an audit tool or calculator format. With little user effort, this app determines the appropriate coding level, using either the common method or Trailblazer method to determine the level of Medical Decision Making.
Code My Note is a user friendly app that also provides readily accessible, detailed documentation information. Though not referenced, the information is consistent with the 1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services, making this a useful learning tool for all health care providers. A unique feature is the ability to select a minimum coding level. Once selected, the minimum requirements are highlighted. This is a handy reference tool for those already familiar with the documentation and coding, yet provides enough information for beginners. With experience, a single encounters documentation requirements can be reviewed in as little as 1 screen tap, if a base coding level is set under the Options tab. Not included are single organ system exams, RVUs, and cost data. Key Features iPhone app Free trial available Supports Trailblazer MDM http://goo.gl/Yu6Xz
Major weaknesses to this app are that the detailed documentation information is buried several layers deep, and that the explanations of documentation requirements are vague, especially those relating to Medical Decision Making (MDM). This is particularly troublesome since determining the level of MDM is the most complex part of medical documentation and has the greatest influence on coding level. Finding the documentation requirements for a single encounter is cumbersome, requiring a minimum of 9 screen taps. Not included in this app are single organ system exams, RVUs, cost data, and the Trailblazer MDM method. Key Features Free App iPhone app No MDM support No single organ system exams http://goo.gl/c4vve
EM Coding
EM Coding is a point of care evaluation and management coding app featuring two methods to review documentation rules based on user knowledge and experience. The I know what to bill option summarizes documentation requirements for an encounter on a single page, simplifying coding level verification. The calculate the level to bill option launches an interactive medical coding calculator that requires at least seven steps to complete.
Several weaknesses are apparent with this app. First, it features only two encounter types: initial hospital care and subsequent hospital care. Second, the exam bullets do NOT correspond with the documentation requirements outlined in the 1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services, making it risky, at best, to rely on this coding app. Not included are single organ system exams, RVUs, cost data, and the Trailblazer MDM method.
http://goo.gl/UXARd
A feature unique to STAT E&M Coder is the snapshot tool that captures data entered on the screen which would be very useful for anyone wishing to save coding audit information. Not included in this app are explanations of coding and documentation rules, cost data and the Trailblazer MDM method. STAT E&M Coder is a reasonable app for users already well versed in medical documentation and coding, and who have small fingers. Key Features Universal App Free trial available RVU data Snapshot tool Cost $44.99 http://goo.gl/7jiJo
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