Clinical coding eBook back online
Eurofield Information Solutions (EIS) has announced that its reference work for clinical coders, the ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Seventh Edition eBook, is available again from the www.HealthGenius.com.au website.
The eBook is used by clinical coders to classify medical and health care concepts using a standardised classification. It is used in various forms by every hospital and medical institution is Australia to code every disease and procedure for every patient that is treated. The coded information is used for statistical purposes and to track infectious diseases in Australia and throughout the world.
Eurofield CEO Alfred Papallo said, “After some eighteen months of persistent effort we have been able to negotiate an agreement with the Department of Health and Ageing for the rights to the ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth and Seventh Editions. Now Clinical Coders can purchase or update the Seventh Edition for FAST download, to install on a single PC or network with the latest errata and Q&A fully consolidated” Alfred Papallo said.
The ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS is also available in print and is some 2000+ pages and approximately 6Kg of paper for five of the seven volumes that are available in the eComPress electronic form.
EIS utilised its Award Winning eComPress software, and together with the University of Sydney NCCH developed ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS eBook, and NCCH licensed it and successfully marketed it to hospitals and Clinical Coders for more than ten years. The ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS eBook was specifically designed for Clinical Coders to enable them to code accurately and efficiently, and make their job easier.
The new version includes a number of enhancements including the ability to easily search the Notes annotations, expand and contract the tree Table of Contents and be automatically updated when new errata are made available.
Until 10th of February, it's available for $A115 for existing Seventh Edition subscribers. The normal price for existing subscribers is $A165, and for new subscribers it is only $330 including updates. Network versions are $A380 for the first user, and $A265 for the second and subsequent users including updates. Student and Site Licences pricing is available on request.