You’ve probably heard that you need to beef up your clinical knowledge for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding. And you’re probably wondering when you have time to do that. We’re here to help. We’ve...
HHS and the American Medical Association (AMA) seem to be playing a game of chicken when it comes to ICD-10 implementation. Last year, HHS swerved and the implementation date was moved from October 1...
Every have one of those days when you feel like you’ll never be warm? I’m having one of those. One of the downsides to have a window cube is the cold seeps in with the sunshine. Or with the dreary...
CMS is asking for some social media help in support of ICD-10. The agency is planning a social media rally to encourage the healthcare community to get ready for the ICD-10 transition. You can sign...
Our friends at the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) and 1,400 or so of their closest friends have descended on San Antonio for their annual conference. Things did...
Here in Anytown we are getting blasted by a big winter storm, which means we’re also seeing lots of patients with storm-related injuries at the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic. Doug came into the clinic...
One advantage to using ICD-10-PCS is increased specificity. Coders will find increased specificity for the procedure, approach, device, and even anatomical region or body system. In the Medical and...
You know what keeps you up at night thinking about the ICD-10 transition. Have you ever wondered what causes CMS officials to lose sleep? For Denise Buenning, MsM, director of CMS’s administrative...
In ICD-10-CM, the eyes get their own chapter of codes. No more sharing with the ears, hear that? One of the first things you’ll notice in the chapter on diseases of the eyes is the significant...
A few blogs ago, I mentioned that I was creating an ICD-10 presentation for a client. During that process, I learned a lot about the huge project that is in front of all of us. I was tired just...
