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What is Gulf War Syndrome (Part II)
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....
What Influenza Codes Are Being Reported By Your Hospital?
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....
Welcome to ICD-10 University: Lessons Learned from the ICD-10 Summit
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....
Web FAQ
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....
Web FAQ
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....
V Codes
Author: American Hospital Association
Source: External - used with permission
Publication Date: October 02, 1996
Value of ICD-10 at the Point of Care
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....
Value-Based Purchasing Programs and Coding Impact: A VBP Primer
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....
US Organizations Look Ahead
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....
US Must Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
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....
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