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Root Operations That Always Involve a Device, Involve Examination Only, or Define Other Objectives

The medical and surgical procedure section of ICD-10-PCS contains most (but not all) procedures typically coded and reported in the hospital inpatient setting. There are 31 root operatio....

ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities - Retired

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2010

Diagnostic coding plays several important roles in every healthcare setting, including long-term care (LTC) nursing facilities. LTC facilities assign ICD-9-CM codes to capture a resident's clinical conditions.

ICD-9-CM facilitates the collection and organization of healthcare stat....

ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities. Appendix A: Planning for the ICD-10-CM Transition for LTC Facilities

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: October 2010

On January 16, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services released final rules to adopt X12 Version 5010 claim form of HIPAA's Transaction and Code Set Standard and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. Healthcare organization must implement version 5010 by January 1, 2012. The implementation deadli....

Countdown to ICD-10: Four Organizations, Three Years, One Goal

Author: Piselli, Caroline; von Saleski, Bernice; Belley, Susan; Garrett, Gail S.; Zak, Cindy

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: September 27, 2010

Introduction:

Caroline Piselli, Moderator

As the countdown to ICD-10 reaches 3 short years, this comprehensive overhaul of healthcare informatics moves front and center for HIM professionals. ICD-10 is on the one hand a massive logistical and technical challenge for every fac....

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