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ICD-9-CM Refresher
Author: Endicott, Melanie
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 11, 2014
Focus has been on training in ICD-10-CM/PCS for the past few years. With yet another delay, many organizations are slowing down their ICD-10 training and changing their focus back to ICD-9-CM.
The first quarter of 2014 was historic in “coder world” since t....
Bird’s Eye View of ICD-10 Documentation Gaps: Vendor analysis offers big picture look at nationwide documentation holes—and how to fill them
Author: Hinkle-Azzara, Barbara; Carr, Kimberly J
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2014
Increased clinical specificity is one of the greatest advantages of moving to ICD-10-CM/PCS. With specificity comes the ability to perform granular research that can help uncover significant trends and statistics to identify causes of diseases, links between diseases, and more. While heal....
Coding Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor
Author: Goswami, Chaitali
Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: June 2014
OBJECTIVE
Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) is removal of bladder tumor(s), identified during direct visualization of the bladder, via a cystoscope. This article will help you to understand the concepts behind assigning the correct code for TURBT.
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Trust but Verify: Safeguards in Contracting for Outsourced Coding Services
Author: Sett, Ajit; Hickman, George T; Karban, Karen M
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2014
Coding is an essential task in a care delivery organization (CDO) and represents the convergence of certain clinical and financial processes. It is the culmination of the documentation and codification of provided patient care services and the identification of associated charges and clai....
Traumatic Brain Injury Coding in ICD-10-CM
Author: Rihanek, Theresa
Source: Journal of AHIMA | Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: June 2014
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has received considerable attention by the media recently, especially bringing attention to the prevalence of TBI in sports-related activities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “A TBI is a bump, blow or jolt to the head o....
Coding ICD-10-PCS Medical and Surgical-Related Sections: Understanding Osteopathic, Other Procedures, and Chiropractic
Author: Barta, Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA | Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: June 2014
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of three articles discussing the Medical and Surgical-related sections of ICD-10-PCS.
IN THIS ARTICLE, the Journal of AHIMA continues its three-part Coding Notes series focusing on the nine Medical and Surgical-related sections of ICD-10-PC....
Overcoming the Risks of Copy and Paste in EHRs
Author: Haugen, Heather
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2014
With warm weather comes allergy season and possibly hundreds of patients visiting a physician who have similar symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment recommendations. Challenged by the documentation processes in the electronic health record (EHR) and starved for time, the physician may resort....
Solving the Outpatient Surgical Coding Conundrum
Author: Haugen, Mary Beth
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 2014
Challenging the status quo can seem risky. But for Kootenai Health and Medical Center, it was the right approach to solving the ICD-10-PCS for outpatient conundrum—to code or not to code these services.
Based in Coeur d’Alene, ID, Kootenai Health includes a 254-be....
CodeWrite Community Newsletter June 2014
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: June 2014
Monthly newsletter containing practical news for coding, reimbursement, and healthcare compliance
HIV/AIDS in ICD-10-CM
Author: Parman, Cindy C
Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: May 2014
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks the immune system, the body's natural defense system. And of course, without a strong immune system the body has trouble fighting off disease. Both the virus itself and the resulting infection are called HIV. The final stage of HIV infection is a....
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