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Report Writing Tips June 2013

administrator — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:31:19 +0000

Find NPR Report Translation Errors more easily (MAGIC)

Joe Cocuzzo, Senior Vice President – Report Writing Services

At the recent International MUSE conference, one of the NPR Tips and Tricks showed a new utility report I wrote to deal with the problem of NPR translation error messages streaming by much too fast to be . . . → Read More: Report Writing Tips June 2013

MUSE: 2013 TUESDAY TRAINING WORKSHOPS

administrator — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:39:49 +0000

MUSE is pleased to present an array of workshop topics for MUSE members Tuesday May 28, 2013. Cost is $50 per half day workshop. If you select a morning AND afternoon workshop you have an option to purchse a box lunch for $20 Morning Workshops – 9:30 am – 12:00 pm 701 . . . → Read More: MUSE: 2013 TUESDAY TRAINING WORKSHOPS

Report Writing Tips April 2013: Selection based on a subtotal (MAGIC or Client/Server)

administrator — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:02:32 +0000

Many NPR report writers have trouble writing a report that has to do selection based on a total. For example, list all patients with three or more visits to a particular doctor during a period. A fragment called from a computed select field can be used for this kind of report, but fragments are tedious . . . → Read More: Report Writing Tips April 2013: Selection based on a subtotal (MAGIC or Client/Server)

Report Writing Tips: March 2013

administrator — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:37:19 +0000

Joe Cocuzzo, Senior Vice President – Report Writing Services

Just Curious: ICD-9 vs ICD-10 – eh?

As US hospitals are beginning the process of migration from ICD-9 to ICD-10, I wondered how the much larger ICD-10 dictionary might affect the diversity of coding diagnosis and surgical procedures.

Since Canada implemented ICD-10 in 2001, we . . . → Read More: Report Writing Tips: March 2013

2013 MUSE Tuesday Training Workshops

administrator — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:40:58 +0000

Class is in session! What training do you need? MUSE is pleased to present an array of workshop topics for MUSE members Tuesday May 28, 2013. Cost is $50 per half day workshop. If you select a morning AND afternoon workshop you have an option to purchse a box lunch for $20 Morning . . . → Read More: 2013 MUSE Tuesday Training Workshops

Report Writing Tips: January 2013

administrator — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:00:12 +0000

Joe Cocuzzo, Senior Vice President – Report Writing Services

Report Writing Tip: Summary Subtotals in Report Trailer (MAGIC or Client/Server)

Users sometimes would like to see a recap listing of subtotals in the trailer of your report. This can be done with an “MV” array in a pretty straightforward manner, with no loops or resorting . . . → Read More: Report Writing Tips: January 2013

Stump the NPR Expert – MAGIC

administrator — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:54:28 +0000

Turn your NPR challenges into learning opportunities for yourself and others. Join us for this free NPR webcast training. Simply click on the date below to register to attend:

January 29, 2013 (Tuesday), at 2:00pm ET

Send us an NPR challenge you can’t overcome, and during this webcast, we’ll demonstrate a way to accomplish . . . → Read More: Stump the NPR Expert – MAGIC

New Stump the NPR Expert Course Offering

administrator — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:08:34 +0000

A new Stump the NPR Expert class has been scheduled:

Site: Iatric Systems Location: Webcast Dates: 1/31/2013-1/31/2013 Class: Int/Adv Status: Open Instructor: Joe Cocuzzo

The class has also been added to our website, http://www.iatric.com/Information/Classes.aspx. If you have any questions, please comment on this post. This should be a lot of fun, hope you join . . . → Read More: New Stump the NPR Expert Course Offering

Report Writing Tips: December 2012

administrator — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:07:35 +0000

Joe Cocuzzo, Vice President – Report Writing Services

Report Writing Tip: Smarter Location Lookup (MAGIC or Client/Server)

This month we will show you how to have a location lookup on any report that shows only “I”npatient or “O”utpatient or “D”epartment type locations.

First some geeky background (feel free to just skip to the end . . . → Read More: Report Writing Tips: December 2012

Report Writing Tips: November 2012

administrator — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:28:48 +0000

Joe Cocuzzo, Vice President – Report Writing Services

Report Writing Tip: Some unusual but useful MAGIC syntax—the “U(nqueue) function and a little known syntax for queuing.

A long time customer recently emailed me for help to put “the CPT/HCPCS codes” on a Billing/Accounts Receivable (BAR) export. Before even looking at her report, I knew that . . . → Read More: Report Writing Tips: November 2012