michaelsheridan wrote on Thursday, December 17, 2009:
All,
Newbie Mike here again. I’m making pretty good process on getting this system customized to meet my needs. I just finished loading all the CPT codes I’m likely to use via the superbill. Next:
I need to load DSM-IV codes into the system. They generally correspond quite well with the ICD-9 codes, and I realize that I can enter them one-by-one through the superbill, pretending that they really are ICD-9. I began that way, but quickly found it quite tedious.
Next, I loaded the DSM-IV codes into an Excel spreadsheet, so I can export them into most any common file format. At this point, I seem to have two options:
1. To upload them as a group into the database as ICD-9 codes. I suspect there is some utility available to accomplish this, but haven’t yet found it. I have gleaned from other forum posts that there is a method for uploading an ICD-9 file. Can you help?
2. Add them as custom codes via custom/code_types.inc.php, and putting them into a custom codes table (as I understand it).
Which is the preferred option, #1 or #2? I suspect #1 is the cleanest method. Or, is there perhaps a third, better option that I have not found? Whichever option is recommended, what is the procedure for implementing it? Again, if you can point me to the appropriate documentation, that would be grand.
By the way, kudos to those of you who developed and are maintaining this package. It runs very smoothly, is more intuitive and feature-laden than some commercial packages I have used, plus I keep finding little unexpected “goodies” that really do make a lot of sense. So far, I’m very impressed with your work.
Mike