A lot of people are starting their Fourth of July celebrations early. At least it seems that way at the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic. Shannon took her dog Damian to the park to watch some fireworks last night...
Are you an educator who needs to learn ICD-10 as soon as possible so that you can be prepared to teach your students, coding staff members, or other clients and entities that you serve? Are you...
2013 is right around the corner. Learn how to kick start your hospital-wide ICD-10 educational plans. During this live 90–minute audio conference, our expert speakers will walk you through two...
Penny comes in to see Dr. Morang for pain in her wrist. After performing a comprehensive exam and history, Dr. Morang documents the following ICD-9-CM codes: 354.0, carpal tunnel 715.04,...
In case getting allergic rhinitis from your dog wasn’t bad enough, a Colorado man contracted the plague from his pit bul l. And then he may have passed it on to another person. Person-to-person...
Alas, poor urosepsis. I knew him, Horatio, a condition of infinite vagueness. And thankfully, one ICD-10-CM is putting out to pasture. Now, if only the physicians would get on board. Physicians...
We love surveys, especially about ICD-10. Seriously, how many ICD-10 surveys have you been asked to fill out in the past year alone? It’s very easy to look at survey results and think things look...
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) is software that detects and reports errors in the coding on claims that are submitted for payment. All Part A inpatient discharges and transfers pass through the MCE...
Currenty, the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) Council on Certification (COC) has made the following recommendations regarding how credentialed members (and certified...
Remember those friends and family cell phone plans where you didn’t use minutes if you called people in your circle? You had to pick who you wanted in your group and they had to pick you. It was very...
