Diagnostic code monitoring is critical to machine maintenance and uptime optimization, which ties in directly with equipment return on investment (ROI). Diagnostic codes are sometimes called “fault ...

Coding in sports medicine generally uses sports-specific coding systems rather than the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), because of superior applicability to the profile of injury and ...

Since medical care in the U.S. began using diagnostic coding comprehensively about 15 years ago, dentists have periodically asked when something similar will be required in dentistry. Universal use is ...

Dentistry is moving into the 21st century without an essential piece of healthcare technology, some say: a commonly accepted, standardized system of diagnostic terms. "We're behind medicine by a lot," ...

Ask what benefits the patient has with a diagnosis code of V76.51 for screening versus a diagnosis code of 211.3. Usually the provider, not the facility, makes the call, but make sure someone is ...