Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

Author: Kostick, Karen M.; Sanvik, Gina

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a two-part series of articles discussing the six Ancillary sections of ICD-10-PCS.


This article continues the Journal of AHIMA’s exploration of the different sections of ICD-10-PCS, focusing on the six Ancillary sections. The....

Author: Kennedy, Angela

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

ICD-10-CM/PCS will require significantly more clinical detail than ICD-9-CM, making clinical documentation improvement (CDI) efforts paramount for healthcare providers across the continuum of care. While CDI programs aim to substantiate claims and improve revenue streams, CDI itself shoul....

Author: Easterling, Sharon; Endicott, Melanie; Lojewski, Tedi; Maccariella-Hafey, Patricia C; Martin, Ginny

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

Clinical validation involves the clinical review of a case to determine whether or not the patient truly possesses the conditions documented in the health record. Productivity and coding quality often suffer when the health record lacks accurate documentation to support the claim, and cur....

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

Reactions within the healthcare community to the ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation delay are varied. Many clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists are already well into ICD-10-CM/PCS code set education and may see the delay as a frustrating set back, while others view it as an oppor....

Author: Huff, Garry L.; Fee, James P; Clesi, Wendy; Perry, Joni; Rajappan, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

Physicians are increasingly being utilized as advisors in various aspects of healthcare delivery. These include utilization review, quality resource management, and clinical documentation improvement. An effective strategy must be used to develop a physician advisor program in the area of....

Author: Lo, Wil

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: July 2014

A companion piece to Lo’s article in the July 2014 issue of Journal of AHIMA discusses documentation issues from the coders’ perspective. Coders face a formidable task, navigating charts and linking documentation with coding guidelines and conventions.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: July 2014

Monthly newsletter containing practical news for coding, reimbursement, and healthcare compliance

Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: June 27, 2014

AHIMA responds to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed changes to the Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) and fiscal year 2015 Rates.

Author: Bowman, Sue E

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: June 17, 2014

AHIMA comments on the proposed diagnosis code modifications presented at the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting held on March 19-20.