RTL Coding Guidelines

1998 ◽  
pp. 49-100
Author(s):  
Michael Keating ◽  
Pierre Bricaud
Keyword(s):  
Coding Guidelines

scholarly journals Sifu - a cybersecurity awareness platform with challenge assessment and intelligent coach

Cybersecurity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Espinha Gasiba ◽  
Ulrike Lechner ◽  
Maria Pinto-Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Critical Infrastructures ◽  
Automatic Assessment ◽  
Software Developers ◽  
Software Vulnerabilities ◽  
Secure Coding ◽  
Industrial Software ◽  
Industrial Standards ◽  
Coding Guidelines ◽  
Industrial Context

AbstractSoftware vulnerabilities, when actively exploited by malicious parties, can lead to catastrophic consequences. Proper handling of software vulnerabilities is essential in the industrial context, particularly when the software is deployed in critical infrastructures. Therefore, several industrial standards mandate secure coding guidelines and industrial software developers’ training, as software quality is a significant contributor to secure software. CyberSecurity Challenges (CSC) form a method that combines serious game techniques with cybersecurity and secure coding guidelines to raise secure coding awareness of software developers in the industry. These cybersecurity awareness events have been used with success in industrial environments. However, until now, these coached events took place on-site. In the present work, we briefly introduce cybersecurity challenges and propose a novel platform that allows these events to take place online. The introduced cybersecurity awareness platform, which the authors call Sifu, performs automatic assessment of challenges in compliance to secure coding guidelines, and uses an artificial intelligence method to provide players with solution-guiding hints. Furthermore, due to its characteristics, the Sifu platform allows for remote (online) learning, in times of social distancing. The CyberSecurity Challenges events based on the Sifu platform were evaluated during four online real-life CSC events. We report on three surveys showing that the Sifu platform’s CSC events are adequate to raise industry software developers awareness on secure coding.

Controversial E & M Coding Guidelines Deferred

Orthopedics ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 847-847
Author(s):  
Robert D'Ambrosia
Keyword(s):  
Coding Guidelines

Coding for Pediatrics, 2016

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Pay For Performance ◽  
Nursing Facility ◽  
Clinical Vignettes ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Many ◽  
Coding Guidelines ◽  
Diagnosis Coding ◽  
Management Services

Published annually and currently in its 21th edition, Coding for Pediatrics is the signature publication in a comprehensive suite of coding products offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). This AAP exclusive complements standard coding manuals with pediatric-specific documentation and billing solutions for pediatricians, nurse practitioners, administration staff, and pediatric coders. This year's edition has been fully updated and revised to include all changes to the 2016 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), complete with accompanying guidelines for their application. The numerous clinical vignettes and examples featured in the book, as well as the many coding pearls included throughout, have also been fully revised and revisited. Coding for Pediatrics, 2016 continues to provide guidance on ICD-10-CM transition including coding tips highlighting key conventions and documentation elements to support specific and accurate ICD-10-CM code selection. Other updates for this edition include Detailed information on new and revised CPT® codes for 2016 including Prolonged clinical staff time Removal of impacted cerumen with irrigation or lavage Revision of photo-screening services New chapter on enhanced quality and pay for performance Expanded coding resources including articles for the AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter, coding fact sheets, sample appeal letter, denial tracking tool, and more All clinical vignettes presented with corresponding ICD-10-CM codes. Some included with valuable quality measure. Online access to many additional practice resources Table of Contents New and Revised CPT® Codes for 2016 Diagnosis Coding: ICD-10-CM Modifiers and Coding Edits Evaluation and Management Documentation (E/M) and Coding Guidelines: Incident-To, PATH Guidelines, and Scope of Practice Laws Preventive Services Evaluation and Management Services in the Office, Outpatient, Home, or Nursing Facility Setting Perinatal Counseling and Care of the Neonate Noncritical Hospital Evaluation and Management Services Emergency Department Services Critical Care and Intensive Care Evolving Evaluation and Management for Nonphysician Services Common Procedures and Non-E/M Medical Services Coding for Quality and Performance Measures\ Preventing Fraud and Abuse: Compliance, Audits, and Paybacks The Business of Medicine: From Clean Claims to Correct Payment and Emerging Payment Methodologies

Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) Interrater Reliability in a Brazilian Adolescent Sample and Comparisons With Three Other Studies

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107319112097307
Author(s):  
Andréia Mello de Almeida Schneider ◽  
Denise Ruschel Bandeira ◽  
Gregory J. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Rorschach Performance Assessment System ◽  
Performance Assessment System ◽  
Adolescent Sample ◽  
Coding Guidelines

We examine interrater reliability for scoring the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) in a sample of 89 adolescents ( MAge = 13.2, SD = 1.01) from Brazil using exact agreement intraclass correlations coefficient (ICCs) for the 60 protocol-level scores that are the focus of interpretation. The first author completed or reviewed all of the primary coding, and seven R-PAS proficient psychologists trained at different sites independently produced secondary coding. Overall, excellent agreement was found ( M ICC = 0.89; SD = 0.09). When averaged across this study and three other comparison studies, stronger reliability was present, in general, for commonly coded variables ( M = 0.87) as opposed to rare or infrequent variables ( M = 0.78). In addition, 78.3% of the variables showed excellent interrater reliability and an additional 20.0% had good reliability. The results also showed that the ICCs for most variables had low variability across studies, suggesting clear coding guidelines. However, variables with higher ICC variability across studies indicated domains where it would be desirable to expand guidelines with more detailed parameters. Overall, the findings indicate excellent interrater reliability for the great majority of codes and present solid grounds for future research on interrater reliability with R-PAS.

Nasal Endoscopy Billing Patterns: A Survey of the American Rhinologic Society

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abtin Tabaee ◽  
Charles A. Riley ◽  
Seth M. Brown ◽  
Edward D. McCoul
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Rhinosinusitis ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Nasal Endoscopy ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Significant Variability ◽  
Clinical Scenarios ◽  
History Of ◽  
Coding Guidelines ◽  
Training Practice

Introduction Nasal endoscopy (NE) is an essential element of office-based clinical rhinology, including the evaluation of chronic rhinosinusitis. Despite the presence of guidelines, variability exists regarding coding and billing for NE especially with regard to inclusion of evaluation and management (E&M) codes and use of the 25 modifier. The goal of this survey was to assess the billing patterns for NE among American Rhinologic Society (ARS) members. Methods An invitation to participate in a web-based survey was electronically sent to all ARS members. Survey participants were queried regarding demographics and billing patterns for NE in several different clinical scenarios using a 5-point Likert-type scale, with a score of 5 representing “always” and a score of 1 representing “never” for billing E&M. Results A total of 93 respondents successfully completed the survey with a range of the number of years since completing training, practice type (50.5% private, 44.1% academic) and completion of a rhinology fellowship (40.9%). Variable responses for billing patterns for distinct clinical scenarios were noted. Higher scores for billing both E&M and NE for the queried clinical scenarios were noted for new patients (mean 4.50) compared to established patients (mean 3.81) and postoperative patients (mean 3.04). Inclusion of a septoplasty as part of the surgery impacted billing an E&M code 28% of the time. Practice type and history of performing a fellowship did not significantly influence billing patterns for NE. Conclusions Significant variability exists among ARS respondents with regard to billing patterns for NE, despite the presence of coding guidelines. Additional teaching of standard coding practices for NE may limit variability among otolaryngologists.

scholarly journals Positive Predictive Value of ICD-10-CM Definitions for Adolescent Intentional Self-Harm: An Emergency Department Medical Record Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Hansen ◽  
Dessi Slavova ◽  
Gena Cooper ◽  
Jaryd Zummer ◽  
Julia F Costich
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Positive Predictive Value ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Coding Guidelines

Abstract Background Non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts are increasing problems among American adolescents. This study proposed a definition for identifying intentional self-harm injuries (ISHIs) in emergency department (ED) records coded with International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes and sought to estimate: (1) the definition’s positive predictive value (PPV) in a pediatric population treated in one Kentucky ED, and (2) the proportion of Intentional self-harm injuries (ISHIs) with intent to die (i.e., suicide attempt) that cannot be captured by ICD-10-CM codes and can only be identified by a medical record abstraction. Methods The study definition captured initial encounters for ISHIs based on first valid external cause-of-injury self-harm codes in the ICD-10-CM range X71-X83, T14.91, T36-T65, or T71. Medical records for a random sample of 207 ED discharge records were reviewed following a specified protocol. The PPV for the study definition was reported with its 95% confidence interval (95%CI). Results The estimated PPV for the study definition’s ability to capture true ISHIs was 88.9%, 95%CI (83.8%, 92.8%). The estimated percentage of ISHIs with intent to die was 45.9%, 95%CI (47.1%, 61.0%). The ICD-10-CM code “suicide attempt” (T14.91) captured only 7 cases, but coding guidelines allow assignment of this code only when the mechanism of the suicide attempt is unknown. Conclusions This study demonstrated a critical shortcoming in U.S. morbidity surveillance. The ICD-10-CM coding system and coding guidelines do not allow accurate identification of ISHIs with intent to die; modifications are needed to address this issue.

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