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CodeWrite Community Newsletter (January 2015)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: January 2015
Monthly newsletter containing practical news for coding, reimbursement, and healthcare compliance
Foot in the Door: How Post-Graduate Apprenticeship Programs Can Help Organizations Prepare for ICD-10
Author: Dover, Kayce; Phillips, Chloe
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2015
It’s a constant dilemma—new health information management (HIM) graduates struggle to find jobs because they lack experience, yet it’s difficult to get that coveted experience without having a job. Even despite an increasing demand for coders, many new graduates cannot find employers will....
Cut Through the ICD-10 Noise with Documentation Guidelines
Author: Elion, Jon
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: January 2015
Physicians have been bombarded with opinions, information and misinformation about ICD-10-CM/PS. This makes it challenging for them to cut through the politics and posturing and focus exclusively on practical and pragmatic approaches to deal with the new coding system. Discussions are ofte....
Year in Review: Highlights from 2014
Author: Sheber, Sarah
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: December 2014
The Journal of AHIMA’s ongoing web series “HIM Frontlines,” explores pressing obstacles that health information management (HIM) professionals encounter in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Major federal initiativs such as the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program, HITECH-HIPAA,....
Staying "Home Alone" Can Result in a Multitude of Injuries
Author: Endicott, Melanie
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: December 10, 2014
It’s been 24 years since Kevin McCallister was accidentally left at home while the rest of his family went on vacation in the movie Home Alone. Poor little Kevin has to defend his family home when two con men try to rob it on Christmas Eve. Kevin outsmarts the idiotic burglars with bo....
Using CDI Programs to Improve Acute Care Clinical Documentation in Preparation for ICD-10-CM/PCS (2014 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: December 2014
Editor's note: This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here.
CDI Tips Developed to Maximize ICD-10-CM/PCS
Author: Bryant, Gloryanne H.; Haik, William E; Hillstrom, Heidi
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: December 2014
Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) efforts have become a mainstay within hospitals, outpatient care facilities, physician practices, and post-acute care settings. CDI programs have a far-reaching impact on today’s data-centric healthcare system. When the appropriate level of det....
Understanding the History Component of the E/M Code (Part 1)
Author: Maccariella-Hafey, Patricia C
Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: December 2014
This is the first of a two-part series on the history component of the CPT Evaluation and Management code.
As discussed in the October 2014 CodeWrite article "Introduction to Evaluation and Management Services," evaluation and management (E/M) services are cognitive services....
Are Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism the Same Thing?
Author: Bielby, Judy A
Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: December 2014
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this article is to examine the difference between the terms "Parkinson’s disease" and "Parkinsonism."
CLINICAL INFORMATION
Parkinson’s disease is a motor system disorder. In Parkinson’s disease, brain cells that....
ICD-10 and Documentation
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: ICD-TEN Top Emerging News | AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: December 2014
This December, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working with AHIMA to highlight the importance of documentation in ICD-10. Earlier this month, CMS and AHIMA collaborated to offer a webinar on ICD-10 and documentation, and we wanted to continue the discussion in this mon....
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