Coders and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists have different perspectives and priorities even on common diagnoses. HCPro boot camp instructors Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P,...
As an AHIMA ICD-10 certified trainer, I have been doing a lot of work on various ICD-10 projects. When it comes to working with the new coding system, I find myself wondering whether the first ICD-10...
We may have a new ICD-10 implementation date…or maybe not. In the IPPS proposed rule , released April 30, CMS states on page 648, “The ICD-10-CM/PCS transition is scheduled to take place on October 1...
Ears are moving up in ICD-10-CM. In ICD-9-CM, they have to share space with the eyes. In ICD-10-CM, they get their own chapter. They also get a lot more codes. Fortunately, many of those additional...
Do you have a burning ICD-10 question that you would like to have answered? Whether it's a coding question, an inquiry about how to manage your HIM/coding staff, or a question about how to navigate...
Gerri Walk, senior manager of technical training for HRS in Baltimore, had the absolute best reason for learning to code in ICD-10. During the 2013 AHIMA National Conference in Atlanta, Gerri...
Remember when your grade school English teacher drilled the rule of punctuation into your head? Instead of an English lesson, consider this an ICD-10-CM punctuation lesson. Brackets are used in the...
One of the things that has concerned me about ICD-10-CM is the lack of guidance regarding sequencing. Since the American Hospital Association announced that it would not be converting Coding Clinic...
As we work toward the implementation of ICD-10 in 2013, strategic opportunities for change abound. Remember all those items that have remained static on your operational wish list? Perhaps you can...
And the flowers bring pollen. Achoo! Allergies are a fact of life for millions of Americans—approximately 30% of adults and 40% of children suffer from allergies, according to the American College of...
