Who knew St. Patrick’s Day was such a dangerous holiday? Take a look around the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic and see for yourself. First, we have Bobby, who was looking for a four-leaf clover. Unfortunately, he...
Patience may be a virtue, but knowledge is power. Okay, enough clichés. The bottom line is we’re still waiting for a new ICD-10 implementation date. HHS published the proposed rule, moving...
How much ICD-10 training are you ready for today? The American Health Information Management Association states: It would be impractical and a waste of resources and time to start training coders now...
The transition to ICD-10 code set is expected to be one of the most substantial changes in medical coding history and providers and payers need to start preparing now. Undoubtedly, you still have...
CMS Transmittal 1199 updates the national coverage determination (NCD) hard-coded shared system edits to include ICD-10-CM codes. CMS included 30 spreadsheets with the transmittal. The spreadsheets...
Ah, Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer. And the day after Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer injury season at Fix ’Em Up Clinic. Jackee took advantage of the long weekend by...
In ICD-9-CM, we know not to code solely from the Alphabetic Index. After all, the code could have additional digits or excludes notes or other coding directions (such as “code first” or “use an...
Great tip from 3M's Donna Smith, the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists conference general session speaker. "We're collecting data for the future. It is a little...
How ready are you for ICD-10? The answer might depend on the type and size of your organization. Eighty-five percent of hospitals reported training staff on ICD-10, according to a recent eHealth...
Epilepsy affects nearly 3 million Americans and 50 million people worldwide, so you may see some of these patients come through your facility or practice. In ICD-9-CM, you find many of the epilepsy...
