Today’s rehearsal for the children’s Christmas play at Anytown Middle School was unforgettable for all of the wrong reasons. Just look at the waiting room at the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic. First in to see Dr...
Getting clinicians onboard and trained for the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS will be one of the biggest challenges for most facilities, according to Patricia A.C. Hildebrand, MSN, RN, AHIMA-approved...
You’ve heard about temperatures so hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalk, right? (I don’t recommend eating the egg afterwards.) It turns out the polar vortex was so cold you could freeze boiling...
My head is going to explode. This is seriously epic, end of the world pain. It’s a 20 on the pain scale. It wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t also feel like I was going to throw up. And the light is...
Our beloved (and much used) ICD-9-CM code 250.00 (unspecified diabetes) is going away soon. In fact, the whole idea of controlled or uncontrolled diabetes won’t matter either for coding purposes in...
ICD-10 implementation is only 18 months away. Sounds like a long time, doesn't it? It's really not, Kathleen Frawley, JD, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA, told attendees at the 2013 AHIMA ICD-10 and CAC Summit in...
We hear a lot about the projected productivity declines after ICD-10 implementation. And coders will be less productive initially. That only makes sense because ICD-10 is new, coders will need to...
CMS will hold a Special Forum to receive input on the development and implementation of its hospital value-based purchasing program, as required by Section 3001 of the Affordable Care Act. The...
Do you ever feel like everything is on YouTube? In some cases, it’s more than you want to see, but the video site can be extremely helpful for coders who want to watch procedures. For example, search...
Moderation is not a term usually associated with the holiday season, as you can see from the waiting room at Fix ‘Em Up Clinic. Clark spent two days stringing holiday lights over everything: his tree...
