Dolbey Fusion CAC: Your solution for ICD-10 and coding efficiency.

As hospitals transition to the new ICD-10 coding standard, there will be more potential than ever for lost productivity and increased reimbursement denials. Training and procedural changes may help alleviate this problem, but many facilities recognize that a stronger solution is needed.

Dolbey's Fusion CAC (computer-assisted coding) platform can play a major role in ICD-10 readiness. Available as a product that integrates to your existing encoder or with a built-in encoder, Fusion CAC uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to precode charts before they are presented to human coders for validation, Fusion CAC can increase productivity, decrease variability, and identify problem documentation, improving revenue capture and productivity and expediting return on investment.

Fusion CAC is more than just a simple coding tool, however. What else can the platform do for you?

• Improve workflow, by utilizing CAC to expertly manage when and whom receives accounts for coding.
• Use CAC as a clinical documentation improvement application that empowers your case managers and CDI staff with a concurrent DRG, estimated reimbursement and helps to identify problem documentation while the patient is still in-house.
• Automate coding of simpler outpatient reports to free-up time in coding for more complex charts.
• Track how and why a patient chart was coded for both internal coding audits and Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) response development.

Combined with a single-view administration module to report on coding effort and revenue results, manage workflow for coders, measure individual and group productivity, and facilitate CDI, Fusion CAC is a strong ally in organizing and enhancing your coding operation, as well as preparing for ICD-10.