Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: April 04, 2012

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Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Publication Date: October 2015

Author: Rollins, Genna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2013

The preparation for any great journey usually begins with reflection on lessons learned and research on just how those lessons can be utilized down the unpredictable road. The paradigm shift of electronic health records has caused HIM professionals to steer their work and career into promi....

Author: Prophet, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: November 1998

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints, the tissue around the joints, and other organs in the body. An autoimmune disease is one in which the body tissues are mistakenly attacked by the body's own immune system. Patients have antibodies in....

Author: Albaum-Feinstein, Andrea L.

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: May 2000

Editor's note: This is the first part in a two-part series on diagnostic coding for mental healthcare. Part II will discuss the differences between DSM-IV and ICD-9-CM coding systems.

Coding and documentation and the development and implementation of an effective HIM compliance pro....

Author: Giannangelo, Kathy; Hyde, Linda A.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2010

Plans and preparation for the October 2013 ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation center on educating the people who collect and store coded data. But equally important is educating the individuals and organizations that use these data for analysis and reporting on the quality of patient care.

Author: Giannangelo, Kathy

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

Publication Date: June 2010

Plans and preparation for the October 2013 ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation center on educating the people who collect and store coded data. But equally important is educating the individuals and organizations that use these data for analysis and reporting on the quality of patient care.

Author: Greenberg, Marjorie S.

Source: External - used with permission

Publication Date: September 01, 2004

Note: The following is a response from Marjorie S. Greenberg, Chief, Classifications and Public Health Data Standards Staff and Head, WHO Collaborating Center for the Family of International Classifications for North America, to "ICD-10-CM - a Closer Look" by Virgil Slee, posted on the Hea....

Author: Bower-Jernigan, Patricia L

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: July 2008

Coding professionals rely on the American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic to resolve issues and questions they have in their daily coding duties. Accordingly, the editorial advisory board process for resolving coding questions for Coding Clinic advice is extensive.

The pro....

Author: Coplan-Gould, Wendy; Carolan, Katie; Friedman, Beth

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2011

EHRs, CAC, ICD-10-coding is in the midst of profound change. Which makes this the best time to re-engineer coding workflow. Five steps help HIM professionals assess and evolve coding workflows with an eye toward tomorrow.

Synergism-where total outcome is greater than the s....