Robert S. Gold, MD, reviews conditions such as sepsis, hypertension, and syncope and how the switch to ICD-10-CM clarifies reporting codes in some instances, while other issues from ICD-9-CM remain.
ICD-10 may be a new system with thousands of additional codes compared to ICD-9-CM, but that doesn’t mean it can still accurately report every clinical scenario. Robert S. Gold, MD, identifies conditions that aren’t necessarily represented by the codes available.
CMS recently released an ICD-10-CM resource for specialties and specific conditions and services that collects varied educational tools, including webcasts, case studies, and clinical concept guides.
CMS and the American Medical Association (AMA) may have made peace regarding ICD-10, but it seems some members of Congress didn’t get the memo. Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tom E. Price, R-Ga...
Spring is in the air and Anytown just held its combined Spring Festival and Easter egg hunt. I’m sad to say things did not go smoothly, judging by the number of patients in the Fix ‘Em Up outpatient...
We were expecting October 1, 2015, to be the new ICD-10 compliance date and CMS made it official with the release of a final rule, Administrative Simplification: Change to the Compliance Date for the...
Our friends at the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists are putting the final touches on their conference preparations. They have sent off the final shipment to San Antonio (...
You can stop holding your breath. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, MAOM/HSM, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, CHA , AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, and Tara L. Bell, RN, MSN, CCM, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS...
Will you be ready for ICD-10? The ICD-10 implementation date draws closer by the day and CMS wants to help you make sure you’re ready. CMS is hosting a national provider call to discuss ICD-10...
As I continue to learn more and work with ICD-10-PCS codes, I find myself questioning the ancillary service codes in ICD-10-PCS. In my experience as an inpatient facility coder, I know that there are...
