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...
I had the opportunity to attend the American Health Information Management Association convention this year in Salt Lake City, and I helped work in HCPro's exhibitor booth. As a former HIM director...
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three French hens. Awesome, more birds. My house is starting to look like an aviary. I’m also not sure why my true love thought it necessary to...
