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Archive > September, 2003 Vol. IV, No. 9

Coding & Billing

Learning a New Coding Language

Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS

Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS When the new HIPAA transaction rules go into effect on Oct. 16, your staff must learn to speak a newly standardized coding language and become especially fluent in the codes that reflect problems with a transaction. Once your coders know what these problem codes mean, they'll know where to look on the records to identify and rectify the problem with your payers.

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