Ben, In order to address this problem you will need to address your ABS Patient Class dictionary for "Grouper Based on" DIS to Grouper Based on ADM. Groupers are treated differently by admit date and discharge date; unfortunately who ever set up your ABS dictionary did not understand this and followed Meditech's direction. If you talk to 3M they will tell you what groupers are based on DIS (discharge date) and what groupers are based on ADM (admission date). You will want to make sure that your 3M Codefinder and Meditech ABS Patient Class dictionary are set the same, otherwise you will continue to have this problem. I hope you found this information helpful. Mary Obernberger, RHIT IS-Systems Analyst Highline Medical Center Burien, WA V: 206-431-5373 x5391 F: 206-246-5862 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Green, Ben Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MEDITECH-L] 3M CodeFinder,Meditech c/s and Recurring Patients not discharged at monthend. We are having great difficulty coding our Recurring patients who have visits spanning grouper versions. We are a Meditech 5.5 client server site using the 3M Codefinder. Our Recurring accounts are set up for 90 days for billing purposes. We have a great number of recurring patients whose initial visit was prior to 10/1/06 and had subsequent visits after 10/1/06. Our Pt. Class for Recurring grouper is set to DIS for discharge. Our problem is when a code has been removed from the grouper for the prior visit or a new code has been added to the new version - we get invalid code messages. Does anyone out there with the same scenario have a solution to this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated since what little hair I have left is being non-surgically removed over this issue. Thanks. Ben Green Financial Coordinator Augusta Medical Center (540)332-5548 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message, together with any attachments, is intended only for use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is confidential and prohibited from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender by telephone or by return email and delete this message, along with any attachments, from your computer. Thank You.
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