Author: Scott, Nena

Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: June 2016

ICD-10-PCS presents many major challenges, with many obstacles. This procedural system is like putting a puzzle together. Finding the pieces to the puzzle requires the coding professional to read the entire operative report and, if applicable, the entire pathology report.


As....

Author: Tully, Melinda

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: May 31, 2016

Before many health information management (HIM) professionals feel fully confident that they have the new ICD-10 codes under control, they should know that there are more on the way. More than 5,500 new procedure and diagnosis codes will go into effect beginning in October 2016, follo....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: May 31, 2016

Prior to the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS, Chloe Phillips, MHA, RHIA, director, HIM and clinical revenue at Brookwood Baptist Health, and her team had a decision to make. Would her organization continue using CPT codes on outpatient and physician claims, or would they dual code them usi....

Author: Sanvik, Gina

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: May 11, 2016

There has been some confusion among coding professionals regarding interpretation of the coding guideline of “with.”  An area that contains many instances of using this guideline in ICD-10-CM is coding Diabetes Mellitus with associated conditions. There are 53 instances of....

Author: Bowman, Sue E

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments | AHIMA Advocacy and Policy

Publication Date: May 04, 2016

AHIMA’s comment letter on ICD-10-CM proposals discussed at the March 2016 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee and being considered for implementation October 2017.

Author: Endicott, Melanie

Source: CodeWrite

Publication Date: May 2016

This article updates and replaces the April 2016 CodeWrite article with the same title, based on new Coding Clinic advice.

Author: Lee, Christine

Source: ICD-TEN Top Emerging News | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: May 2016

Just as ocean tides shift with the earth's gravitational pull, physician practice administrators align staff and focus resources to address their organizations' most pressing concerns. This year, the tsunami grabbing administrators' attention is the conclusion of a one-year grace peri....

Author: Kostick, Karen M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2016

On October 1, 2015, the ICD-10-CM coding classification was implemented in the United States. This article provides a coding update on how to report injuries resulting from terrorism, which is now classifiable under ICD-10-CM. In the US, ICD-10 (mortality coding) and ICD-10-CM (morbidity c....

Author: Bielby, Judy A

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2016

In 1986, a classroom full of medical record administration students learned that the world would soon transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. The instructor noted that ICD-10 was expected to be completed in about three or four years and that a clinical modification for use in the United States wo....

Author: Endicott, Melanie

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: April 2016

The definitions and clinical criteria of sepsis and septic shock have been revised, per an article published February 23, 2016 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The recommendations from the 19 physician members of the task force that wrote the new definitions were:....