Mr. Jack O. Lantern is here at Stich ‘Em Up Hospital to have his guts removed. Dr. Carver begins by removing a section of Jack’s skull, then begins to remove Jack’s guts. How would we code this...
We’re one step closer to knowing whether the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will actually delay ICD-10 implementation and if so, by how long. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...
Kids will soon be heading back to school here in Anytown, which also means the sports teams are holding preseason camps. And some of our local players practice a little too hard. Take Shaun, for...
Poor Wile E. Coyote ® . He just came into the Acme ED with a skull fracture caused by a falling boulder. It seems the Roadrunner ® got away again. Dr. Frankenbean documents a closed fracture of the...
As we continue to move closer to ICD-10 implementation (still set for October 1, 2015), I keep finding more reasons why we need better documentation. I am not trying to pick on physicians (really),...
Many of the speakers at the AHIMA’s ICD-10 Summit April 11-12 in Baltimore stressed the importance of working together. Physicians, coders, and information technology folks all need to work together...
Can you code ICD-10 from the documentation your physicians currently provide? Look at several records for each of your physicians and ask yourself whether you could assign codes in ICD-10 based on...
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) posted the new 2011 guidelines for ICD-10-CM on its website. You won’t find many significant changes to conventions, general coding guidelines, and chapter...
Braaaaains! Braaaaains! Don’t look now, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was right about the zombie apocalypse . It’s here! Run for your lives! Okay, we’re not about to be overrun...
Summer semi-officially arrived this week with Memorial Day and that means plenty of sun and sand related illnesses at the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic. Our first patient is Todd, who was trying to grill up the...
