Healthcare organizations focus on saving lives. But doing so means hospitals and other facilities need money to render services. Coding enables healthcare organizations to achieve faster reimbursement at varying levels for the services they provide. By coding as efficiently and accurately as possible, organizations can reduce revenue cycle times and improve cash flow.

• 3M™ Coding and Reimbursement System — Wide-ranging, industry-leading solution that incorporates coding, grouping, reimbursement and analyzer capabilities to enable HIM professionals to clinically evaluate the health record and identify the most appropriate DRG by uncovering information that may not be explicitly documented.
• 3M™ Advanced Analyzer Software — Assists coders and case managers in obtaining the most comprehensive set of codes for more accurate and complete coding, promoting full, appropriate payment for all provided services.
• 3M™ Codefinder™ Software — Helps in the selection of the principal diagnosis, identifies choices that impact the DRG and ASC assignments, and then prompts the coder for all significant and secondary diagnoses and procedures to promote complete and accurate coding. (A component of the 3M Coding and Reimbursement System.)
• 3M™ HCPCS/CPTfinder Software — Guides the user through a series of appropriate choices, applying CPT® and HCPCS coding rules and edits, helping them create accurate and complete classification decisions. (A component of the 3M Coding and Reimbursement System.)
• 3M™ Coding Reference Software and 3M™ Coding Reference Plus Software — Provide electronic access to reference materials used by coders during the coding process, resulting in more efficient and effective coding and quicker reimbursement.
• 3M™ Reimbursement Calculation Software — Estimates complete and accurate reimbursement formulas for Medicare inpatient, Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC), New York All-Payer, Texas Medicaid, Ohio Medicaid, and CHAMPUS. Other reimbursement formulas are developed as individual state initiatives are passed. (A component of the 3M Coding and Reimbursement System.)
• 3M™ Physician Coding and Reimbursement System — Brings 3M technology to physician offices, using ICD-9-CM to code diagnoses and CPT®-4 to code procedures − resulting in faster, more accurate coding.