LOL BTW K+ BP↑ It’s a texting world, and more and more we use shorthand in our everyday lives. What about shorthand in a medical record? Can you code from it? First, let’s look at what kind of...
A feral flock of wild turkeys has invaded New York City. Seriously. And with them, they bring all sorts ofcode-ready diseases and mishaps. First, turkeys can transmit fun infections such as...
Leprosy cases are surging in Florida, with new cases in the first half of 2015 nearing the average total for an entire year. The potential source of this explosion (to use the term very loosely) of...
Any healthcare organizations are considering computer-assisted coding (CAC) to help minimize the expected coder productivity decline in ICD-10. Lisa Knowles-Ward, RHIT, coding and reimbursement for...
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein The closer we get to ICD-10 implementation, the more we see the same...
Poor Wendy. Shortly before Christmas, she stubbed her toe, really hard. However, no bruise appeared and her toe didn’t swell up, so she thought nothing of it. Three weeks later, she stretched her...
One of the most poorly documented and miscoded diagnosis is when a physician documents the term "urosepsis." Does the physician mean that the patient has a systemic infection originating from a...
Can’t wait to learn more about ICD-10? Want to get some basic training and experience in using ICD-10? Not enough money in the budget to go get training? Take a look at the World Health Organization’...
What does "x" represent in ICD-10? What seemed like a fairly straightforward question and answer in a recent HCPro ICD-10 Basics Boot Camp™ class I was teaching actually evolved into more of a tricky...
As a kid, do you remember playing the game where you sat round in a circle and one person whispered a phrase in the ear of the person sitting next to them, and that person passed it along until...
