Find-A-Code's Medical Laboratory Test Information product update and new product Medical Lab Test with CLD Rankings

Update!

The Medical Laboratory Test database was recently updated to include:

• Over 200 new tests
• Improved links (quantity and quality) to diseases
• New Disease focused pages - tests related to a particular disease
• Additional links to codes (ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS)
• LOINC codes
• Auto-suggest search terms
• New tool to search by disease name
• New filters to search for tests by Methodology and/or Specimen Type
• A new professional version which includes Clinical Lab Decision rankings

New Product:  Medical Lab Tests w/CLD Ranks

(Another FindACode.com EXCLUSIVE)

The more advanced "Medical Lab Tests w/CLD Ranks" product includes Clinical Lab Decision (CLD) rankings.

CLD uses a proprietary ranking system that enables healthcare providers to correctly select and order the most relevant tests based on diseases, symptoms, and ICD-10 codes.

Our CLD system scores over 10,000 test-disease/condition pairs, assigns a rank from 1 to 10 and displays the ranks as a simple color coded indicator of clinical relevance, medical necessity and testing indication.

For example:  "ABO Group and Rh Typing":

Using these Rankings:

• Ensures reimbursement by meeting medical necessity standards
• Helps meet Medicare and insurance compliance
• Arms you with the information you need to support testing decisions
• Avoids liability, malpractice and lawsuits
• Decreases healthcare costs by reducing over-utilization
• Shortens the time from diagnosis to treatment - leading to a reduction in procedures and admissions
• Reduces the number of tests sent to reference laboratories

New Search area has 3 search options:

1)  Keyword search with new Methodology and Specimen Type filters:

Keyword search with new auto-suggest:

2)  New search by test name also with Methodology and Specimen Type filters:

3)  New search by disease:

New Page:  Disease Information

Customers who purchase the upgraded "Medical Lab Tests w/CLD Rankings" product will see test-to-disease ranking information:

On the test information pages, the "Diseases/Conditions" pop open section now shows the tests in groups by how the test is used for each disease (Screening/Initial Testing, Diagnostic Testing, Confirmatory/Repeat Testing, Disease Management):

Ranks will also show, if purchased:

Tests associated with codes (CPT/ICD) will show in the "Medical Laboratory Tests" pop-open section as before, but will also be sorted by use - and Ranks will show up if purchased:

Add or upgrade your Find-A-Code subscription to include this invaluable tool today!

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