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PPS Brings Change to Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
Author: Grzybowski, Darice
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: May 2004
For the past 20 years, licensed inpatient psychiatry units and free-standing inpatient psychiatric hospitals have been exempt from DRG-based prospective payment for Medicare patients. This year that’s changing.
Beginning in 2004, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid....
DSM-5 vs. ICD-10-CM
Author: Foley, Dianna
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 10, 2016
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) and the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) both present ways to classify diseases. In the case of DSM-5, it is strictly for mental dis....
Mentally Prepare for Psychiatric Classification Changes: Industry Moving to DSM-5 Revision
Author: Endicott, Melanie; Fletcher, Kathi
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: October 2013
A history of attempts to classify mental illness dates back to the 1840 US census, when the government included an entry to record the frequency of “insanity” in a family. This early record was strictly statistical in nature. In 1948—following World War II—the World....
How the DSM-IV-TR and Current ICD-9-CM Revisions Affect Behavioral Health Documentation and Coding
Author: Albaum-Feinstein, Andrea L.
Source: Behavioral Health
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Introduction
The textbook DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic Statistical Manual-Text Revision, 4th Edition) by the American Psychiatric Association was published in July 2000. The 2000 ICD-9-CM Addendum (effective October 1, 2000) was published again after a one-year absence. Both these publications....
Reviewing Diagnostic Coding for Mental Disorders
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....
Understanding the Complexities of Coding for Mental Disorders
Author: Albaum-Feinstein, Andrea L.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: June 2000
Editor's note: This is the second part in a two-part series on diagnostic coding for mental healthcare.
Documentation differences between DSM-IV and ICD-9-CM continue to challenge coders in mental health settings. Efforts to minimize these differences are evident in curren....