Representatives from the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Health Information Management Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will 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...
2013 is right around the corner. Learn how to kick start your hospital-wide ICD-10 educational plans. During this live 90–minute audio conference, our expert speakers will walk you through two...
As an AHIMA ICD-10 certified trainer, I have been doing a lot of work on various ICD-10 projects. When it comes to working with the new coding system, I find myself wondering whether the first ICD-10...
Coders should focus on chest pain, among other areas, as part of a larger review of ICD-9-CM codes and in preparing for ICD-10-CM. Coding chest pain in ICD-9-CM requires the physician to document the...
5010. That’s the cool way of saying Version 5010 of the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12. It is the next version of the HIPAA electronic transaction standards that providers and all HIPAA...
Coders will find they need more information to select the appropriate code in chapter 13 (Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue [M00–M99]) of the ICD-10-CM Manual. Most of the...
Over the summer, I was in the process of going through the American Health Information Management Association Academy for ICD-10-CM for trainers. I had completed the online, self-paced part of the...
These days it seems like a new ICD-10 tool is waiting for you around every corner. Be sure to periodically check different organization's websites, as many of them are constantly updating information...
Do you remember the Y2K scare? Vendors and information technology staff were entranced with making upgrades to computers and information systems months in advance to make sure that the internal...
The CDC updated the terminology used to describe asthma in ICD-10-CM to reflect the current clinical classification of asthma. In ICD-9-CM, asthma is described as extrinsic or intrinsic. In ICD-10-CM...
Given the many differences between the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS system and the thousands of new codes that will be used, all skilled-nursing facility (SNF) and homecare agency staff members...
When I hear "YouTube," I think of video clips of babbling babies, stupid pet tricks, and “don’t try this at home” stunts. But did you know that CMS is now on YouTube? Who’d a thunk it! They even have...
I’m not really crazy about the title of this blog post, but that’s how the adage goes. Once you get used to something, like ICD-9-CM for example, change is met with resistance. I don’t want to think...
When we think of all of the steps we have to take to get ready for ICD-10 implementation, missing one step in the planning process could cause chaos in your facility. Don’t forget about 5010! Your...
Will physician documentation be specific enough so coders can select the most appropriate code in ICD-10-CM/PCS or will coders be defaulting to unspecified codes? For starters, don't dwell on details...
One of the things that has concerned me about ICD-10-CM is the lack of guidance regarding sequencing. Since the American Hospital Association announced that it would not be converting Coding Clinic...
If you haven’t already done so, now is a good time to look at your system capabilities and see what you need to update or upgrade before the transitions to HIPAA Version 5010 and ICD-10-CM/PCS. Start...
As a kid, do you remember playing the game where you sat round in a circle and one person whispered a phrase in the ear of the person sitting next to them, and that person passed it along until...
CMS created the following four podcasts based on the January 12 national provider call, “Preparing for ICD-10 Implementation in 2011:” Welcome and ICD-10 Overview Implementation Strategies for 2011...
