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Article: Accuracy in motion; a Calif.-based non-profit community clinic sets out to prevent repetitive-motion injuries and ends up dramatically reducing costs and increasing revenue.(Claims and Coding: Case History)
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- Health Management Technology
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- December 1, 2006
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Today's computerized practice management (PM) and claims coding systems revolutionized healthcare. Though much of the claims process is electronic, the coding and input of patient data is still a highly manual process. For those occupying such positions, repetitive-motion injuries can be the result. When a Calif.-based community health clinic purchased an automated charge capture and coding solution to help protect staffers from repetitive-motion injuries, it was stunned by a substantial and unforeseen benefit.
Livingston Medical Group is a non-profit community clinic in Livingston, Calif., that provides comprehensive ambulatory, educational and preventive health ...