Author: Prophet, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 1998

Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses

President Clinton established the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses in May 1995 to ensure an independent, open, and comprehensive examination of health concerns related to Gulf War service....

Author: Bielby, Judy A

Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: February 2014

Objective

Many strains of influenza exist. The coding of influenza is becoming increasingly more specific and special coding guidelines exist for the reporting of influenza due to certain identified influenza viruses. The objective of this article is to examine the classificatio....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2012

The annual AHIMA meeting took healthcare industry professionals to school on the ICD-10-CM/PCS code set.



The ICD-10-CM codes T39.016A (Underdosing of aspirin, initial encounter) and R42 (Dizziness and giddiness) would have come in handy at the 2012 ICD-10 Summi....

Author: AHIMA Coding Team

Source: AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: October 2002

Who Has the Official Guidelines for Interpretation of Coding Guidelines or Appropriateness of Code Assignment?
For ICD-9-CM coding questions and guidelines we look to Cooperating Parties for ICD-9-CM. The National Center for Health Statistics and the Health Care Financing Administration receiv....

Author: AHIMA Coding Team

Source: AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: October 2002

Where Can I Find Coding Guidelines for Use in Long Term Care or for Skilled Nursing Facility Reporting?

The official coding guidelines (see earlier question regarding who has the official guidelines for code assignment) are applicable in long term care. These guidelines have been develope....

Author: American Hospital Association

Source: External - used with permission

Publication Date: October 02, 1996

Author: Stearns, Michael

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: September 2015

The ICD-10-CM/PCS code set offers substantial clinical value to healthcare which includes new diagnoses and treatments. There has been a fair amount of emphasis on ICD-10’s value in clinical research and population health, but less on its value at the point of care—while a physician is car....

Author: Lojewski, Tedi

Source: CodeWrite

Publication Date: August 2015

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), value-based purchasing (VPB) has been "a long-standing effort to link Medicare's payment system to a value-based system to improve healthcare quality, including the quality of care provided in the inpatient hospital se....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2008

Transitioning to ICD-10-CM may seem like a distant problem. But SSM Integrated Health Technologies began its preparations about three years ago. Its reason is simple: “Something of this magnitude, you don’t want to be scurrying,” says Anne Stuckel, SSM’s manager of clini....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA position statement

Publication Date: July 21, 2005

Immediate Action to Upgrade Medical Code Set Standards Needed


AHIMA's Position


The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must immediately initiate the regulatory process for adoption and implementation of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets (referred to as ICD-1....