On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six geese a-laying. My favorite Uncle Ted was so excited about this gift that he rushed right over to relieve those geese of their eggs. Bad idea...
Ebola has been in the news quite a bit recently and it’s actually a good global case study for why we should be using ICD-10-CM codes. ICD-9-CM does not include a specific code for Ebola. It gets...
The Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) recently announced ICD-10 recertification requirements for individuals certified by the American Health...
One of the things that I like about the ICD-10-CM manual is use of the vertical gray bars in the Volume II “Alphabetical Listing for Diseases.” This greatly enhances the ability to see how far the...
As I look at the ICD-10-CM codes and take into consideration some of the possible documentation issues we might face, one of the questions that comes to mind is are we actually taking a step backward...
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...
