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Heart of the Matter: ICD-10-PCS Cardiac Coding
Author: Land, Daniel
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2017
A robust knowledge of anatomy and cardiac surgery techniques, a comprehensive understanding of coding guidelines, and an eye for precision are key components of correct ICD-10-PCS cardiac coding.
This article will review ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reportin....
Coding and Quality Measures Brief: Pressure Ulcer Rate
Author: Drake, Suzanne P
Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: December 2016
The "Coding and Quality Measures Brief" is a new CodeWrite series that explores individual quality metric technical specifications and identifies the coding opportunities in the acute care inpatient setting for reporting the measure.
Inclusion or exclusion to a me....
ICD-10-CM Checkpoint: Application of 7th Characters
Author: Buttner, Patty
Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: December 2016
Case scenario: A patient fell at home, sustaining a displaced fracture of the base of the neck of the left femur. The treatment for the fracture was a total hip replacement in an acute inpatient hospital. She is now being transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for rehabilitation.....
AHIMA Comments on ICD-10-CM proposals for October 2017 implementation presented at the September 2016 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting
Author: Bowman, Sue E
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: November 2016
Letter to Donna Pickett, MPH, RHIA, ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee, National Center for Health Statistics
AHIMA Comments on ICD-10-PCS proposals presented at the September 2016 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting
Author: Bowman, Sue E
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: November 2016
Letter to Patricia Brooks, RHIA, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMM, HAPG, Division of Acute Care
ICD-10-PCS: An Applied Approach
Author: Kuehn, Lynn; Jorwic, Therese M
Source: AHIMA book
Publication Date: 2016
This comprehensive text, which uses the 2017 code set, is devoted to learning and mastering the process of building codes in ICD-10-PCS. All current coding professionals and students in academic programs must become and remain proficient in using this system for inpatient procedures.
FY 2017 Updates to ICD-10-PCS
Author: Ward, Maria
Source: Journal of AHIMA | Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2016
Many changes come with the first update of the new ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) for fiscal year (FY) 2017. The higher-than-usual volume of changes was to be expected since the update system has been in a holding pattern for several years due to implementation delays. And al....
FY 2017 Updates to ICD-10-CM
Author: Rugg, Donna
Source: Journal of AHIMA | Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2016
The ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee’s code freeze, first implemented after the October 1, 2011 annual update, has finally thawed. For fiscal year (FY) 2017 the ICD-10-CM classification is back on track with annual code and guideline updates. Due to the thousands of new/....
Ongoing Challenges of ICD-10-CM Coding in the Post-Acute Care Setting: Coding Sequelae of Cerebral Vascular Disease
Author: LePage, Staci
Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: November 2016
The objective of this article is to examine the ICD-10-CM coding issues involved with the coding of sequelae of cerebral vascular disease.
AHIMA Comments on ICD-10-CM proposals presented at the September 2016 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee
Author: Bowman, Sue E
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: October 03, 2016
Comment letter to Donna Pickett, ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee, National Center for Health Statistics
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