Fusion Forum 2010 User's Conference and Training Workshop

Although the August 20th deadline for the User's Conference has passed, we still have a few seats left and will accept late registrations.

UPDATE:
Fusion Forum 2010 was approved for 12 AHIMA CEUs and up to 8 AHDI CEUs.

Every two years, Dolbey has a User's Conference to provide training to existing users and potential customers on the entire Fusion Suite. Attendees of the conference can:

• Hear straight from other customers how Fusion works for them.
• See how to better leverage your current workflow.
• Learn from people like you who are tackling similar challenges.
• Gain tips, tricks and tools for the Fusion Suite™.
• Get updates on new features and software.
• And more!

Join us for this year's User's Conference and Training Workshop at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, FL, September 23-24, 2010. Plan to stay at the Gaylord to attend AHIMA's annual Convention and Exhibit, September 25-30, 2010.

Contact your Local Dolbey Dealer for more information or click here to register.

ICD-10 Timetable — Where Do You Stand?

By Lindsey Getz, For The Record

Experts agree that planning for the seismic shift in coding operations should be well under way.

While October 1, 2013, may seem like another lifetime, the truth is if healthcare organizations haven’t started planning for ICD-10 implementation, then they’re already behind. There is definitely a false sense of timing, says Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CGSC, CPEDC, COBGC, CENTC, vice president of business and member development for the American Academy of Professional Coders. “The year 2013 may seem like a long time away and [as a result], organizations are making the mistake of not dedicating the time necessary now to properly implement and plan,” she says.

The Word's Out

By Renee Diiulio, Contributing Writer for Imaging Economics.

As speech recognition systems evolve, radiologists find the technologies are increasingly useful tools to save time and costs.

In—the—early—days—of—speech—recognition—technology—users—of—the—software—had—to—speak—slowly—and—clearly. And—even—them (then)—there—were—many—misidentified—worlds (words).

Not so today. Speech and voice recognition systems have come a long way, and while no technology translates everything perfectly, expanding capabilities have increased both usefulness and effectiveness. Transcription is cleaner, and turnaround time faster. The introduction of structured data and integration with other databases, such as the EMR (electronic medical record), can increase value further and help provide a quick return on investment.