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- Page 1 For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers IC-150 DIGITAL BOOK User’ s Manual...
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Page 2: License Agreement
KLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a per- sonal and nonexclusive license to use the DIGITAL BOOK on a single FRANKLIN Digital Book System at a time. You may not make any copies of the DIGITAL BOOK or of the data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format. - Page 3 Neither Franklin nor AMA directly or indirectly practices medicine or dispenses medical services. Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, ISBN © 1995 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Mt. Holly, N.J., 08060 U.S.A. All rights reserved. ® Coder’s Choice 1995, PMIC.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Key Guide ... 5 Getting Started ... 7 Installing the Digital Book ... 8 Viewing a Demonstration ... 9 Changing Settings ... 10 Finding Codes ... 11 Using the Indexes ... 12 Using Word Searches ... 14 Narrowing Your Searches ... 17 Using the Outlines ... - Page 5 Congratulations! This SMARTCODER provides you with a revolutionary new way to code medical procedures and diagnoses for health insur- ance and Medicare forms in less time and with less ef- fort. SMARTCODER references you use most often: • 1995 Physicians’ Current Procedural Terminology , 4th Edition (CPT);...
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Page 6: Key Guide
Function Keys Clears to the Default State. CLEAR Displays the main menus. MENU Has no function in this digital book. GAMES Finds more matches after a word search. MORE Displays your note list from descriptions. L I S T Displays the outline and goes up outline SPEC levels from descriptions. - Page 7 Getting Started Other Keys (cont’d.) Types a space or pages down. SPACE At menus, displays a highlighted item. At descriptions, displays Outline location. Types an asterisk to stand for unknown SHIFT letters in a search word. Gold Key Combinations At an outline level or index entry, go to BACK the Outline or Index menu.
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Page 8: Getting Started
Getting Started If you’re using this digital book for the first time, read this section. You’ll learn how to get started and become acquainted with its main features. -
Page 9: Installing The Digital Book
Installing the Digital Book You must install this digital book in your Digital Book System before you can use it. WARNING: Never install a digital book when the Digi- tal Book System is on. If you do, information that you entered in any other installed digital book may be erased. -
Page 10: Viewing A Demonstration
Viewing a Demonstration Before you start using this digital book, you may want to view a demonstration of what it can do. 1. Press CLEAR 2. Press MENU 3. Press the arrow keys to highlight View Demo on the Other menu. 4. -
Page 11: Changing Settings
Changing Settings You can change the Type Size, Default State, and Shutoff Time of this digital book. 1. Press MENU 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight Set Type Size , Set Default State , or Set Shutoff on the Other menu. 3. -
Page 12: Finding Codes
Finding Codes This section explains how to locate CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS codes using the indexes, word searches, and the outlines. To fine-tune your coding, refer to the next section, “Viewing Codes and Notes.”... -
Page 13: Using The Indexes
Using the Indexes The fastest way to find codes is to use the indexes. Entering Topics If you want to find a code for a procedure, condition, or topic, enter the word at an index. Try this example. 1. Press MENU 2. - Page 14 Entering Codes If you already know a code number and want to view its description, use the list of codes at the top of each index. Here is an example. 1. Press MENU 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight a book on the Index menu (e.g., ICD-9 ).
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Page 15: Using Word Searches
Using Word Searches You can also find codes by searching for words in their descriptions. Word searches are useful when you’re not sure of the full name of a procedure or condition. After a word search, only outline menu items and index entries with matches (i.e., occurrences of the search words) are listed on the menus. - Page 16 Using Word Searches After you enter a word search, matches in the out- lines are displayed first. 6. Hold and press the DN key repeatedly to view the locations of other matches in the outlines. You can view the match in a code description by pressing ENTER To view a menu item that is only partially visible (i.e.,...
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Page 17: Highlighting Search Words
Using Word Searches If You Misspell a Search Word Don’t worry. A list of corrections automatically ap- pears after you enter the word. Simply highlight a correction and then press Searching for Completions If you’re not sure which form of a word to search for, type an asterisk in place of a series of letters (e.g., bacter ). -
Page 18: Narrowing Your Searches
Narrowing Your Searches If your word search finds too many matches, it’s easy to narrow your search by adding more search words. Try this example. 1. Press MENU 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight Word Search on the Search menu and then press 3. -
Page 19: Using The Outlines
Using the Outlines The Outline menu lists the tables of contents (i.e., out- lines) for the CPT, ICD-9, HCPCS. If you know which chapter contains a code that you want, you can use the outlines to find it. 1. Press CLEAR 2. -
Page 20: Viewing Complete Menu Items
Using the Outlines Viewing CPT Modifiers CPT modifiers are listed as the last item on the CPT outline. To view them, first highlight CPT on the Outline menu and then press (for modifiers) and Modifiers . Then highlight a modifier and press to view it. -
Page 21: Viewing Codes And Notes
Viewing Codes and Notes This section shows you how to fine-tune your coding to determine the correct code. You’ll learn how to scan codes and their descriptions, use Crosswalks to quickly find related codes, and view instructions and other notes that provide important information about the codes. -
Page 22: Viewing Descriptions
Viewing Descriptions Once codes and their descriptions are on screen, it’s easy to scan and read them. 1. Find a code and its description (e.g., CPT code 59400 ( Routine obstetric care ). Use the Outline menu or the Index menu to find it. To learn how, read “Finding Codes.”... - Page 23 Where in the Book Are You? Whenever a code and its description is on screen, you can view its location in the outline of the appro- priate book by pressing To go back to the codes and descriptions, press BACK Please note that when you press go to the Outline menu itself but to a snapshot of your current location in the outline of the appropri-...
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Page 24: Viewing Guidelines
Viewing Guidelines Many CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS codes have Guidelines that provide useful coding information. Try this example. 1. Find CPT code 63012 ( Laminectomy ). To learn how, read “Finding Codes.” in the description indicates a Guideline. 2. Press to view the Guideline. -
Page 25: Using Crosswalks
Using Crosswalks As shown in the example below, Crosswalks are cross-references that take you directly from CPT codes to related ICD-9 or HCPCS codes. Each Cross- walk lists up to 15 ICD-9 or HCPCS codes. Please note that Crosswalks are based upon studies showing which ICD-9 and HCPCS codes are used most often with various CPT codes. -
Page 26: Viewing Instructions
Viewing Instructions Many ICD-9 codes have special instructions that you should view before coding a disease or injury. • Fourth-and-Fifth-Digit ( when an ICD-9 code needs a fourth or fifth digit. • Exclude ( that cannot be included in an ICD-9 code. •... - Page 27 Viewing Instructions Viewing All the Instructions Rather than viewing the instructions, Guidelines, and other notes for a code one at time, you can view them all at once by scrolling down until the de- sired code is at the top of the screen and then pressing (for all instructions).
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Page 28: Viewing Figures And References
Viewing Figures and References Many codes, Guidelines, and instructions have addi- tional notes such as bibliographic references ( ures ( ), general footnotes ( references ( and selecting their symbols, as shown below. 1. Find the Exclude instruction for ICD-9 code 001 ( Cholera ). -
Page 29: Using Your Own Notes
Using Your Own Notes You can place your own notes at codes and their de- scriptions. Then you can use your notes as bookmarks to quickly find the codes that you use most often. Placing Notes The number of notes you can place depends upon the number of characters entered in each note. -
Page 30: Removing All Your Notes
Using Your Own Notes Type its first few letters or scroll to it. 3. Press ENTER You can view the note itself now by holding pressing ENTER back to the codes and descriptions, press 4. To remove the note, press press ENTER A Quick Way to Place Notes... -
Page 31: Appendixes
Appendixes This section reviews general functions of the Digital Book System and digital books. -
Page 32: Looking Up Words In Other Books
Looking Up Words in Other Books You can send words between this digital book and cer- tain other installed digital books in order to look up the words. For example, you might see a condition listed in the Pocket PDR in the SMARTCODER In order to look up words from or in another installed digital book, both books must be able to send and re-... -
Page 33: Using The Digital Book System
Using the Digital Book System Resetting the Digital Book System To reset the Digital Book System, hold pressing . Or press the recessed reset button on ON/OFF the back of the Digital Book System. (Read its Basic Operating Guide for details.) WARNING: Resetting the Digital Book System may permanently erase information, such as notes, that you have entered in the installed digital books. -
Page 34: Replacing The Batteries
Using the Digital Book System Replacing the Batteries The DBS-1 and DBS-2 use four 3-volt, CR2032 lithium batteries. The DBS-2D uses four 1.5-volt, AA batteries. 1. Have new batteries ready. 2. Turn the Digital Book System off. 3. Slide the battery cover off the back. 4. -
Page 35: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)
Limited Warranty FRANKLIN warrants to you that the DIGITAL BOOK will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your DIGITAL BOOK, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., 122... -
Page 36: Index
? key 9, 12, 15, 16, 22 A key 26 Add Note 28 Arrows flashing on screen 9 slanted in menus 9 Auto-resume feature 8 Batteries precautions 33 replacing 33 (BIB) Bibliographic references Changing settings 10 Code descriptions 21 Completions 16 Copyrights 2 Correcting misspellings 16 CPT modifiers 19... - Page 37 Notes finding 28 placing 28 using GOLD + N 29 using LIST 28 removing all at once 29 individually 28 Other menu 9-10 Outline location 12, 22 Outline, using 18 Patents 2 Placing notes using GOLD + N 29 using LIST 28 Quick keys 6 Removing notes all at once 29...
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