Although I'm sure these great contributors to the field of medicine will live on in many other publications, ICD-10-PCS coding manuals will no longer include eponyms. So you not only need to be...
Last week in my blog I referred to the Gustilo-Anderson open fracture classification. Since that time I have had several readers asking for more information. With the ICD-10-CM coding of fractures...
Expert predictions for industry costs for the upcoming move to ICD-10-CM/PCS vary from $6 billion to $14 billion (Robert E. Nolan Company), to $1.15 billion (RAND Corporation). Regardless of where...
Over the last couple months, I have tried to get a sense of how far along people are in the ICD-10 planning process. The verdict? While it's definitely on the radar, it seems as though most have not...
So far, we’ve covered three different ICD-10-PCS guidelines for multiple procedures. We’ve looked at how to report multiple procedures involving: Same root operation, different body parts as defined...
Budgeting for ICD-10 requires much more than just planning for the actual implementation. What happens to your business after the go-live date (October 1, 2013 in case you haven't heard!) once you've...
Summer means sand and sun for many people, but a day at the beach can result in a visit to the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic. Danielle hit the beach, but forgot her sunscreen. As a result, she ended up with a...
The Senate passed HR 4302 designed to patch the Sustainable Growth Rate that included a provision to delay ICD-10 implementation until at least October 1, 2015. The bill, approved by the House in a...
It may sound like such a small detail, but when your information technology (IT) team is looking to revamp and redesign your system, it's vital that you specifically request that the new system uses...
During the ICD-9-CM Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting on Sept. 15, CMS representative Pat Brooks, RHIA, announced that the committee had finalized the decision to implement a partial...
