MEDICAL APPLICATION CRITICAL APPRAISAL
Medical Application Critical Appraisal
Salina Singh
Chamberlain University
NR 599: Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice
Dr. Rinehart
November 2020
This study source was
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MEDICAL APPLICATION CRITICAL APPRAISAL
Medical Application Critical Appraisal
Salina Singh
Chamberlain University
NR 599: Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice
Dr. Rinehart
November 2020
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Medical Application Critical Appraisal
Electronic mobile application software has drastically shifted to assist and enhance
healthcare services. The app is to be discussed offers convenience for healthcare providers,
which prevents the need to flip through heavy textbooks or go hunting for a coding reference
page. Technology has made it easier for deep code analysis, processing claims, and clinical
documenting, public health reporting (Hirsch et al., 2016). It is vital as an Advanced Practiced
Nurse (APN) to have a clear understanding of this app, as it relates to patient outcomes. This
discussion will critique in detail and offer a relative clinical scenario for the app, Classification
of Disease (ICD) 10 Consult.
Name & Author:
The creator of the ICD-10 Consult application is an ophthalmologist, Evan Schoenberg,
M.D. Schoenberg possesses a crucial understanding of human functioning; therefore, other
health care providers may find it useful application. The World Health Organization (WHO) has
authorized the development of an adaptation and has copyright.
Endorsement:
The application database is derived from ICD10-CM listings by the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS). All of the codes are readily available, and their description is
unmodified.
Operation:
The platform is compatible with web-based and mobile devices such as IOS and
optimized for the Android operating system. It gives health care providers the ability to get to
appropriate codes using physician terminology, instead of coding terminology.
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Aesthetics:
The application is user friendly and easy to navigate. I do not feel instructions are
necessary because the searches are active as you type, narrowing down the codes very quickly.
Cross-referencing of medical acronyms and synonyms and favorite lists allows the user to
capture data quicker. The list of general codes with a brief description of the topic is on the home
page. Upon browsing the various categories, the subcategories emphasize specific diseases or
diagnoses. For example, index code E08 focuses on diabetes due to the underlying cause.
Accessing this diagnosis will present information and codes regarding this disease. The "red to
green" coding strategy ensures providers have adequately selected the proper code for every
diagnosis.
Purpose:
ICD-10 Consult is a standard diagnostic tool allowing providers to search for
comprehensive up-to-date resources. The application offers an alphabetize index containing
codes for specific diseases, signs and symptoms, and external causes of diseases or injury. Not
only does this application accommodate new procedures but it also has the potential to provide
efficient and updated data for improving overall patient. In addition, monitoring the incidence
and prevalence of diseases, recording of rare diseases, and dual coding for traditional medicine
diagnoses are few components in this application (Hirsch et al., 2016).
Clinical Decision Making:
The ICD-10 influences clinical decision-making regarding codes at the point-of-care. In
the example previously mentioned above regarding the code for diabetes E08, health care
providers can narrow different codes to get reimbursed correctly. Providing accurate diagnosis
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without having the hassle of searching through numerous codes allows providers and health care
insurance to process payments effectively. This application facilitates detailed data about
diagnoses and procedures that provide high-quality care. The health care provider selects a code,
which can be used by clinicians when the diagnostic and treatments are implemented.
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