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Stop searching for the same codes again and again by creating a handy quick-reference list. Building a Favorite Codes list in Codify gives you one-click access to details about the codes you use most. Here’s how to create and access the list. Note: You can enable or disable the pop-up box any time. On the […]
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Add up to 10 pages for faster access to your favorites. Which coding tools do you use most often? National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits? Global days calculator? Now you can create a custom favorites menu in Codify to access these tools quickly. Here’s how to use this new feature. Hover your pointer over My […]
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I need your help… I am working in a practice that have been doing the hospital billing the same way for the last couple of decades. They are very fortunate to have the same employee for almost 40 years. Now that I involved in the hospital billing I have been informed that they wait until the patient is discharged from the hospital to create the claim. I have never heard of such rule and I cannot find any documentation to prove it right or wrong either. From previous experience, this rule was not recommended. I have always created the claims on a daily basis if possible, but at the end of the month all visits were counted as part of the monthly financial report therefore all hospital claims were created and sent to the insurance companies by the last day of the month.
My questions is: How do you do it in your practice, your experience? What is your recommendation? Should we wait until the patient is discharge from the hospital to create and send the claim>
In advance, thank you for your help and the learning experience.
Isvel Bacallao CPC
The alternative is long-term financial loss and patient dissatisfaction. Change is hard, but failing to change imposes a high cost. It costs more to stay broken than to make changes you need. This article teaches you a three-step approach to make difficult but necessary changes in your healthcare practice or facility. Change Is Necessary for […]
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If you license your art or want to license your art, you will make your life easier by creating a code system to keep track of your images. This will make it easier to keep track of what companies have licensed what art for what product and what time frame. Even before you have a contract you will want to keep track of what art a company is interested so you can be efficient with your follow up. But how do you do it, exactly?
When I first decided to create a coding system for my art I sat down and got stuck. For some reason I thought there was a magic formula to code creation – that there was a “right” or “wrong” way to do it, and I certainly didn’t want to do it wrong!
Then I came to my senses and realized that if the code was for me, I could make it any way I pleased! This is not the DaVinci Code after all… it is MY code to organize my art and make my life easier. My code, my rules. Cool!
Then I went back to scratching my head… my code system it couldn’t be too complicated – I wanted to be able to create and decipher the codes with a fancy decoder ring.
Ideally the codes needed to grow with my business. Easy enough to remember, but detailed enough to support a lot of art. I didn’t want to have to create a new system and need to update everything in a year, 3 years, 5 years or even 20 years.
Here is what I came up with: my codes consist of 4 letters and 3 numbers.
The first two letters represent one of 12 categories of art. For example, “DR” means it is a drink collection (like martinis or margaritas – yum!), “CH” means it is a Christmas collection.
The next two letters represent the collection name. So the “Ho, Ho, Holiday” christmas collection is “CH” for Christmas and “HH” for “Ho, Ho”.
The letters tell me the category and collection. Now come the numbers.
Since I design collections with icons, borders and repeat patterns – with words and images thrown in – I have 100’s thru 500’s.
All numbers are 3 digits and represent an individual piece of art in the collection, be it an icon, a border or pattern.
Icons: 100’s – so CHHH101 is a Santa, CHHH102 might be a tree, CHHH103 a stocking, etc.
Patterns: 200’s – CHHH201 might be a holly toss – if I have the same pattern in different color ways – say one with a red background and one with tan, I add a letter at the end. So CHHH201A and CHHH201B…
Images: 300’s – mockup images or scenes are 300’s.
Words: 400’s – sometimes I have sayings done in my handwriting or a decorative way – they get 400’s.
Borders: 500’s.
When I finish a collection I create a pdf with pages containing all the icons, borders, words, scenes and patterns – with the code under each. Then if I am at a trade show or email the pdf to a manufacturer, we can jot down the code instead of writing out a long description of the image. The codes save time and decrease confusion. I include codes and images whenever possible in contracts as well.
SO… there is no time like the present. If you start coding right away, you won’t have to go back and code 5 years worth of work. Create a system that makes sense to you and for your work.
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For an easy-to-implement web page effect, add a Web Page Shadow all the way around your webpages using the Photoshop Slice Tool and HTML coding. Doing so not only adds visual interest but also gives your website a professional look. Read these step by step instructions or watch a video tutorial and follow along with a PDF supplement.
High Level Process:
Create 2 blank documents in Photoshop, one smaller than the other
On the smaller one, add a Photoshop drop shadow all the way around image
Drag the smaller document on top of the larger one to create one flattened image
Use the Photoshop Slice Tool to slice the image into 3 smaller images and upload as 3 separate gif’s
Create a table in your HTML document within the body to hold gifs and content
Step By Step:
Create the larger of two documents in Photoshop (or another image editor). Width is the same as your website template (ex. 950 pixels). Height does not matter but should be big enough to easily use Photoshop Slice Tool (ex. 250 pixels). Color should be the same as your website body.
Create the smaller of two documents in Photoshop. Width should be smaller than the larger document (ex. 800 pixels). Height should be smaller than the larger document (ex. 100 pixels). Color should be the same as your content area.
Add a Photoshop Drop Shadow to the smaller document.
In the Layers Palette, double click on the word “Background” and change it to any other name. This will free up functionality and allow you to easily add a drop shadow.
Open the Layers Style dialog box, click on “Drop Shadow” and set the variables as follows:
Opacity 75%
Angle -90 degrees
Distance 0 px
Spread 35%
Size 35 px
Color #7B7979 (gray shadow)
Drag the smaller document on top of the larger document to create one image. Using the examples above, this image will be 950 pixels wide by 250 pixels high with the smaller, shadowed image embedded on top of it.
Slice the document into 3 smaller images horizontally.
Grab the Photoshop Slice Tool from the Tool Palette. In the top toolbar, set the Style to “Fixed Size” to ensure exact proportions. Using the 950px X 250px example, input width and height as follows:
Top slice equals 950px X 100px
Middle slice equals 950px X 50px
Bottom slice equals 950px X 100px
Now you have one document sliced horizontally into 3 smaller images. The next step is to “Save For Web” and upload each image as a separate gif. In the “Save For Web” dialog box, save each slice separately by clicking on the slice and naming it.
Upload the 3 gif images as usual.
Create a table in the body section of your HTML document to hold the shadow gif images and your content. The first row in your table contains the top shadow gif, the middle row contains your middle shadow gif and content and the last row in your table contains the bottom shadow gif.
Creating a web page shadow using the Photoshop Slice Tool and HTML coding ensures that you do not end up with a jagged, unprofessional looking shadow. If you use this process, you will undoubtedly achieve the results you are looking for.
Visit Free-Website-Tutorials.com where you can watch a Video Tutorial showing step by step instructions on How To Create a Web Page Shadow.