Here are the top 10 reasons you should attend the JustCoding Virtual Summit: ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS February 29-March2. 10. October 1, 2013 is getting closer all the time Remember when CMS...
I was talking with a friend of mine recently about the transition to ICD-10. He is a very good doctor who prefers to leave the “administrative details” to his capable office manager. Although he...
Some of you are probably familiar with the Medicaid Integrity Contractors (MICs), specifically the audit MICs, which are conducting Medicaid post-payment audits similar to the Recovery Audit...
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 (...
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, according to Franklin D. Roosevelt. We certainly shouldn’t fear the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS. Unfortunately, however, it seems to be a common...
Quick, what’s the ICD-9-CM code for diabetes? I bet you knew it was 250.00. What’s the ICD-10-CM equivalent? Does ICD-10-CM even have an equivalent, since 250.00 is very vague? Yes, we do have a...
If you are a fan of American Horror Story (I’m not) or carnival sideshows (again, not my thing, but I’m not judging), you’ve seen some odd creatures. Maybe you’ve wondered if they are real. After all...
Once upon a midnight dreary, as I labored on a query To send to the doc whose documentation was a source of constant woe As I nodded, nearly napping (that darn G47.411 again) Suddenly there came a...
Neoplasms are a form of new, abnormal growth in organs and tissues. The cells do not develop as an organized part of the site where they form, and they may spread to other parts of the body in a...
On October 2, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) posted three new practice briefs related to ICD-10 on its Web site . Click on "All current practice briefs in...
