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What is DIVO?
DIVO is an acronym for Dunbar’s Information Vault On-demand. DIVO is our online knowledge base that is maintained and updated by our accredited staff of professional coders with the latest up -to- the- minute accuracy on a wide variety of healthcare topics. It is available 24/7 and password-protected so our clients can access it anytime from anywhere. Here you’ll find the latest coding …

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BDA Affiliate Program (BDAAP)

The BDA Affiliate Program allows you to be compensated by simply qualifying and introducing your network of healthcare contacts to BDA. Initial exposure typically occurs by referring your qualified leads to our introductory website. Your referrals will be given special access via a link that is unique to you, thus insuring your compensation when they decide to become a client.
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Family Practice 2010 ICD-9-CM Quick Reference

We’ve created this ICD-9 Quick Reference Mouse Pad in response to Emergency Department coding professionals who want to maximize their speed and efficiency. Fill out the request form below to receive a BDA mouse pad and our newest 2010 ICD-9 Quick Reference Insert.

Occupational Medicine ICD-9-CM Quick Reference

We’ve created this Occupational Medicine Lower Back & Other ICD9 Quick Reference in response to Occupational Medicine coding professionals who want to maximize their speed and efficiency. Fill out the request form to receive a BDA mouse pad and our newest 2010 Occupational Medicine ICD-9 Quick Reference Insert.

2010 ICD-9 Quick Reference for Emergency Departments

Get Your Free ICD-9 2010 Mouse Pads

We’ve created these 2010 ICD-9 Reference Mouse Pads in response to coding professionals (and their teams) who want to maximize their speed and efficiency, while maintaining or even improving accuracy!
Now Available in 3-Packs for the Following Specialties:
Family Practice - Emergency Department - Occ. Health

Please complete the brief survey below and order the 3-pack of your choice.

Maintaining Accuracy and Compliance in the Medical Record

Why is accuracy and compliance to accepted standards of documentation in the medical record important? The first and most important reason is to provide patients with appropriate care based on details provided in their medical record. This ensures optimal patient care and allows for excellent patient satisfaction. Another reason for ensuring accuracy and compliance in the medical record is to provide governmental agencies, and any other entity accessing the patient’s medical record accurate and complete information. With improved documentation, collections improve, the risk for unfavorable audit results decreases, and efficiencies are increased in the office with both staff and physician co-workers.

ICD-9 Mouse Pad Reference

Finally, a helpful tool located right at your fingertips that is cool to look at and easy to use! This mouse pad is great for coding professionals in every Emergency Department, displaying the most commonly utilized Emergency Department ICD-9 Codes right next to your computer, saving you precious time.

The Mouse Pad at a Glance:

Codes are listed alphabetically and by sub-sections
Eliminates wasteful ‘look-up’ time during …

Health Care

Health care, or healthcare, is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions. Health care embraces all the goods and services designed to promote health, including preventive, curative and palliative interventions, whether directed to individuals or to populations.[1] The organised provision of such services may …

Joyce Ralstin, CPC, CPC-I, CCS-P, PCS PMCC-Certified Instructor

As a Regional Director of Client Services with Bill Dunbar and Associates, (BDA), Joyce Ralstin has 25 years experience in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining BDA, Ms. Ralstin served as Billing and Coding Specialist for a large multi-specialty hospital organization employing over 200 physicians.

NAOHP – National Association of Occupational Health Professionals

The N.A.O.H.P. supports provider-based occupational health programs and professionals in the achievement of the highest quality services, thereby advancing the association to the benefit of the national workforce and the public health country. The N.A.O.H.P. will seek to assist providers in establishing partnership relationships with employers and their workforces to ensure genuine healthcare cost management and individual health maintenance.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for …

Medical Abbreviations and prefix/suffix medical terms

List of commonly used medical and financial acronyms and abbreviations.

Electronic Medical Record

An electronic medical record (EMR) is a medical record in digital format.

In health informatics an EMR is considered by some to be one of several types of EHRs (electronic health records), but in general usage EMR and EHR are synonymous.

Terri Scales, CPC, CCS-P

Terri Scales has over 18 years of health care experience with an emphasis on clinic management, coding and insurance billing, and State Specific Workers’ Compensation Regulation and Compliance. She is an experienced individual with a positive, results-oriented approach to documentation, coding, billing, and reimbursement.

Education at Every Level

Once BDA has performed the Complete Analysis of Current Documentation and Coding of your practice, we will implement a client-specific action plan for Education of Providers and Staff that will address your identified opportunites. This training is conducted one-on-one and in group settings, based upon your individual needs and direction.
We train your staff and coach your physicians for improved EM Documentation and Procedural Coding.
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Experienced, Certified, Professionals

We provide support, training and assessment.

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Since 1988, BDA has assisted successful physicians and providers in improved financial performance through increased accuracy.

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BDA provides its services to clients of varying medical specialties located throughout the United States. By comparing your revenue capture performance against the norm in your specialty, it can offer additional tools for improvement.