The rugby players who come into the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic are a pretty tough group. They can shrug off broken ribs, downplay dislocations, and boast about bruises. They are no match for gnats, though...
Although the health care community is primarily focusing on the implementation to ICD-10 in 2013, a critical step before the new coding system takes effect is the switch to transaction standard...
We’re into dig out mode here in Anytown and apparently, not everyone got the memo about proper snow shoveling techniques. Richard came into the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic complaining of intense pain in his...
On November 12, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is hosting a virtual meeting titled, " ICD-10 Implementation for Hospitals ." According to AHIMA Web site, the program...
One of the things that is not changing between ICD-9 and ICD-10—which often takes hospital coders by surprise—is that coders of professional services cannot code diagnoses documented with the terms “...
Underdosing is a new coding concept in ICD-10-CM and it has its own column in the table of drugs. Underdosing can be accidental (patient forgot to take the medication) or intentional (patient chose...
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight maids a-milking. Why, exactly, has a herd of cows taken up residence in my backyard, True Love? What are we going to do with them and more...
I have been doing this workout program called P90X. It’s a challenge, and I’m not nearly as faithful to it as I should be. There is one segment called “Ab Ripper X,” during which our fearless leader...
Even though it's still early to start studying and learning ICD-10 codes, at this point you should at least take a look at codes you commonly assign to get a sense of the changes and to see whether...
Wile E. Coyote presented to the ACME ED this morning with more injuries suffered in his quest to catch the Roadrunner. You won’t believe what he tried this time. Wile E.’s plan involved dropping an...
