MedAbbrev, now by innoviHealth, has been the industry standard for medical abbreviations and acronyms since 1983. Quick and easy access for hospitals, providers, coders, transcriptionists, students and researchers to over 75,000 entries. With clear and accurate standardization that is always current, medical professionals can reduce the chance of error stemming from misunderstood abbreviations.
Time-based coding can’t be based on best guesses or estimates
Question: Here’s an example of how our doctors and non-physician practitioners are documenting office E/M visits: “Met with [patient], discussed test results from [date], recommended continuing current treatment, f/u in 3 months. Encounter start time 14:24. Encounter end time 14:43.”
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