Rose Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, CHPS, FACHE, FAHIMA, chief operating officer of First Class Solutions, started the second day of the AHIMA ICD-10 and CAC Summit with a rundown of ways HIM professionals...
Pop quiz everyone! Let's use the ICD-10 tools we have at our disposal to try to crosswalk an ICD-9-CM code we use today to ICD-10-CM. ICD-9-CM code 084.4 (Other malaria) crosswalks to what ICD-10-CM...
So you still think you have plenty of time before the switch to ICD-10-CM/PCS happens, right? After all it’s still too early to start learning the codes. But what have you done to prepare? According...
Well, CMS apparently wants to make sure everyone tests the HIPAA Version 5010 transaction sets. CMS previously announced two national testing days, and is adding 5010 testing week. CMS scheduled 5010...
My brain is fried. Keeping up with all of the mandates and changes in healthcare is exhausting. So is learning the new ICD-10 codes. Maybe I’m just tired because it’s Wednesday. What does ICD-10-CM...
And a chilly one it is. It’s also the day after the Super Bowl, which means patients with a variety of injuries arrived at the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic today. First is Phil, who is convinced he is a...
Every once in a while, another facility will send us a case to review and help them code. Here at the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic, we are happy to share our knowledge as we prepare for October 1. In that...
Alex comes in to see Dr. Guts complaining of fatigue and tiredness, as well as some slight abdominal pain. After performing a complete exam and blood tests, Dr. Guts diagnoses Alex with a bleeding...
CMS will host a national provider teleconference January 12 at 1 p.m. that will focus on ICD-10 implementation in 2011. CMS representatives will discuss implementation strategies for this year...
Black Friday marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season—and the holiday injury season at Fix ‘Em Up Clinic. Patients started showing up shortly after the stores opened this morning with...
