This prequalification checklist for hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy candidates was created by Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, and provides information on what diagnoses qualify for coverage, and what additional information about the candidates is required.
Use this crossword puzzle to test how well you can assign ICD-10-CM codes. The clues provide the description of the procedure. The code is the answer, and decimals count as one square.
Use this flow chart to help determine whether process changes are necessary to reach your goal of a 24-hour history and physical turnaround time. Gather baseline data (a good starting sample is 30 medical records) and pull together a team (per- haps consisting of the transcription manager and transcriptionists) to “flow out” the process.
Audrey G. Howard, RHIA, and Cheryl Manchenton, RN, BSN, of 3M Health Information Systems provided this example of a query for a documentation of a case involving a urinary tract infection due to insertion of a Foley catheter.
Auditing and monitoring, Health information management
The Office for Civil Rights recently published its audit protocol for its current privacy and security audits. These protocols give healthcare organizations an inside look at the inspection process. Our sister publication, Briefings on HIPAA, recently published this breakdown of the audit protocols key activities.
Coders need to know the official definitions for the root operations in ICD-10-PCS in order to build the correct code. Use this match game to test your knowledge of the nuances of ICD-10-PCS root operations.
The HIM team at Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (N.H.) produces Coding Commentary, a monthly newsletter dedicated to coding and documentation. View a sample of the newsletter and a Q&A with Chris Simons, MS, RHIA, director of HIM and privacy officer at Cheshire. The interview and newsletter originally appeared in the August 2012 issue of Medical Records Briefing.
Use this crossword puzzle to test how well you can assign ICD-10-PCS codes. The clues provide the description of the procedure. The code is the answer. Have fun!
