Correct Coder for CCI Edits - Wasserman Medical Publishers, Ltd.

CorrectCoder Component Object (CCObject.DLL) Specifications

Overview

The CorrectCoder Component is a .DLL (dynamic link library) that provides an interface into the CorrectCoder for Edits database for CPT edit checking. The calling program passes the component a set of comma delimited CPTs for checking, and the result is:

A numeric return code representing a specific result.
If an edit is found, the edit type, rule date, and a note will also be returned.

This allows the calling application to loop thru multiple sets of CPTs while checking for edits, all in one pass thru the data.

Pricing and Availability

$499 for an annual subscription (four CCI quarterly releases) plus $999 for the CCI COM object. The COM Object will work indefinitely on the four quarter subscription. Contact Customer Support at info@correctcoder.com or call 800 669-3337.

System Requirements

The CCObject.dll file (component file) and the CC.mdb (database file) must reside in the same directory.
If the databasefile cannot be found, a return code of 4 will be returned from the component file.

The CCObject.dll file use ADO (2.5 and up) as its data access method which is built in to Windows 2000 and XP. For this and other compatibly reasons we do not recommend nor support Windows 98 or 95.

Windows 2000 and XP operating systems have ADO included.

The Driver used to access the data is the generic “Microsoft Access Driver (*mdb)”, system file ODBCJT32.DLL version 4.00.6019.00 or better.This driver will need to be registered in the system directory on the computer running the CCObject.dll file if not present already.Any earlier version has not been verified to work properly with the component file.

Working with the Component file (CCObject.dll)

Parameters

The CCObject.dll file has only one input parameter, a 1 dimensional character (or byte) array. This array should contain a single entry that includes :

Two valid comma delimited 5 character CPT codes

Example : "0009T,36000"

The string should be defined as 176 bytes in length

CPT 1 5 bytes
Comma 1 bytes
CPT 2 5 bytes
Additional 165 bytes(see sample VB code).

There is no explicit validation on the CPT code passed to the component. If the CPT is invalid, a normal return code of 0 (No edit found) will be returned.

Methods

The CCObject.dll has only one method called CorrectCheck which takes as input the byte array described above (see sample VB code).

Returned Information

The CCObject.dll will always return a string with minimum a return code in the first character position. The return code definitions are as follows:

0 = No edits found for the CPTs
1 = Component edit found
2 = Comprehensive Edit found
3 = Mutually exclusive Edit found
4 = Unable to connect to database
5 = The year use for the object has expired

If an edit is found (return code 1 or 2), the following information is also returned in the return string:

* Return code (followed by comma)
* The CPT to reimburse (followed by comma)
* The CPT not to reimburse (followed by comma)
* The edit type (followed by comma)
* A truncated note (followed by comma)
* The rule date (followed by comma)

If no edit is found, return code 0 will be returned only in the return string.

If the CCObject.dll was unable to connect to the db, return code 4 will be returned only in the return string.

If the current year is different than the year of purchase of the CCObject.dll, a return code of 5 will be returned.

Updates

Component Updates

This component was written in C as a standalone DLL, meaning there are no registration requirements. For updates or bug fixes, a newly compiled DLL can replace an older version just by dropping it in the same directory.

Database Update

The database can be updated also by simply replacing the existing database in the appropriate directory. The database is a secured Microsoft access database.

Getting Started with the DEMO CCI COM Object

If you are interested in testing the CCI COM Object to see if it meets your business needs, you will need to understand the following Visual Basic sample code which illustrates the fundamental concepts of referencing a dll. If you need additional support or modifications, we offer customized programming services.

Review system requirements. (You need Windows 2000/XP)
Download the CCObjectDemo.zip file to your local directory.
Unzip the CCObjectDemo.zip to your local directory, saving the dll (CCObject.dll), the demo program (CCObject_Sample_Prj_DEMO.exe) and database (ccdemo.mdb) to the same directory. (*Note: the demo program is a Visual Basic program that requires Visual Basic to be locally installed.)
Run the demo program.
View the sample code to see how the demo program references the CC COM object.

Visual Basic Sample Code

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'Declare the component in the declarations or in a module.

'The declaration below has no explicit directory specified, so the default

'directory is the directory of this executable.

Option Explicit

Private Declare Sub CorrectCheck Lib "CCObject.dll" (ByVal sMyString As String)

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim sFillTest As String

Dim ResultArray As Variant

'Clear the textboxes on the form

ClearFields

'Populate the string sFillTest with the 2 CPT codes for the

'input form and add an additional 165 bytes for buffer

sFillTest = Text1.Text & "," & Text2.Text & Space$(165)

'Call the CC object with the two CPTs to do the check on

CorrectCheck sFillTest

'Check for Year Expiration

If Mid(sFillTest, 1, 1) = "5" Then

MsgBox Mid(sFillTest, 3, (Len(sFillTest) - 2))

Exit Sub

End If

'Check for Database error

If Mid(sFillTest, 1, 1) = "4" Then

MsgBox "Unable to connect to database"

Exit Sub

End If

'If no edit was found, display message

If Mid(sFillTest, 1, 1) = "0" Then

MsgBox "No edits found. Both are reimburseable"

Exit Sub

End If

'If an edit was found, display the info on the form

'Tokenize is a function to split the delimited string into an

'array of values

ResultArray = Tokenize(sFillTest, ",")

Text3.Text = ResultArray(0)

Text4.Text = ResultArray(1)

Text5.Text = ResultArray(2)

Text7.Text = ResultArray(3)

Text6.Text = ResultArray(4)

Text8.Text = ResultArray(5)

'Show labels that both are mutually exclusive

If Text3.Text = "3" Then

Label9.Visible = True

Label10.Visible = True

End If

End Sub

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‘Function for Demo purposes to clear fields

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Public Sub ClearFields()

Label9.Visible = False

Label10.Visible = False

Text3.Text = ""

Text4.Text = ""

Text5.Text = ""

Text7.Text = ""

Text6.Text = ""

Text8.Text = ""

End Sub

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‘Function for Demo splitting a delimited string to store as an array

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Public Function Tokenize(sList As String, sDelimiter As String) As Variant

'Tokenize a comma delimited string, store as string array, and return it

Dim LocalArray() As String

Dim iLoc As Integer

Dim Bound As Integer

sList = Trim$(sList)

If Right$(sList, 1) <> sDelimiter Then sList = sList + sDelimiter

iLoc = InStr(sList, sDelimiter)

Do Until iLoc = 0

Bound = Bound + 1

ReDim Preserve LocalArray(Bound)

LocalArray(Bound - 1) = Trim$(Left$(sList, iLoc - 1))

sList = Right$(sList, Len(sList) - iLoc)

iLoc = InStr(sList, sDelimiter)

Loop

ReDim Preserve LocalArray(Bound - 1)

Tokenize = LocalArray

End Function

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