Author: Boomershine, Julie

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2016

From privacy and security risk assessments to perennial health plan record reviews, HIM departments are inundated with audits. The move to ICD-10-CM/PCS adds another layer of audit complexity and requirements as hospital and health systems step up their coding quality review processes, pr....

Author: Ewing, Crystal

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2016

The reality of the ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation and the fact that it was, by all measures, a success, is the payoff of years of hard work. It’s the product of lessons learned from the implementation of 5010 and the outcome of diligence on the part of healthcare professionals, providers, a....

Author: Bhattacharyya, S. B; Warner, Diana

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2016

An electronic health record (EHR) can greatly help the timely delivery of efficient healthcare if the information it contains is adequate, accurate, and accessible in a timely manner. An EHR is a longitudinal record of an individual’s health journey made up of electronic documents from va....

Author: DeVault, Kathryn

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

Publication Date: June 2016

The implementation of ICD-10-PCS has created new challenges in coding surgical procedures. While coding professionals have always been expected to read and interpret all surgical documentation, ICD-10-PCS has increased the level of understanding necessary for accurate code assignment.

Author: Combs, Tammy; DeVault, Kathryn; Easterling, Sharon; Endicott, Melanie; Isom, Crystal; Lojewski, Tedi; Simmons, Cortnie R.; Wolf, Beth

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2016

Editor’s Note. This Practice Brief has been updated. See the latest version at Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant ICD-10-PCS Query
. This version is made available for historical purposes only.




The complex and highly specific nature of ICD-10-PCS has changed....

Author: Buttner, Patty

Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: June 2016

This year has brought many new additions to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) coding. This article discusses several new codes related to percutaneous biliary procedures. A new range of 14 codes for percutaneous biliary procedures has been introduced in the Digestive System subse....

Author: Scott, Nena

Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: June 2016

ICD-10-PCS presents many major challenges, with many obstacles. This procedural system is like putting a puzzle together. Finding the pieces to the puzzle requires the coding professional to read the entire operative report and, if applicable, the entire pathology report.


As....

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: June 2016

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

Author: Tully, Melinda

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: May 31, 2016

Before many health information management (HIM) professionals feel fully confident that they have the new ICD-10 codes under control, they should know that there are more on the way. More than 5,500 new procedure and diagnosis codes will go into effect beginning in October 2016, follo....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: May 31, 2016

Prior to the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS, Chloe Phillips, MHA, RHIA, director, HIM and clinical revenue at Brookwood Baptist Health, and her team had a decision to make. Would her organization continue using CPT codes on outpatient and physician claims, or would they dual code them usi....