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Effective and Efficient Public Health Reporting Using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

Author: Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Garvin, Jennifer Hornung; Moeini, Sohrab; Firouzan, Patricia Anania

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 31, 2006

Effective Public Health Reporting Using ICD-10-CM
Valerie JM Watzlaf, PhD, FAHIMA, RHIA, Jennifer Hornung Garvin, PhD, FAHIMA, RHIA, CTR, CCS, CPHQ, Sohrab Moeini, BSIS, and Patti Firouzan, MSIS, RHIA
Impact
Introduction

The emergence of ICD-10-CM brings anticipation about....

Assessing Coder Change Rates as an Evaluation Metric

Author: Stoner, Jean; Nossal, Michael; Resnik, Philip; Kapit, Andrew; Toren, Richard

Source: AHIMA Computer-Assisted Coding Meeting | Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: September 2006

In a typical model for computer-assisted coding, the system automatically identifies codes, which are then improved by a human review coder in order to more closely approach the codes that would be assigned to the note by an idealized "gold standard" coder. Assuming such a model, a natural method for evaluating system accuracy might be the coder change rate—specifically, the percentage of notes approved by a coder without modification in a day-to -day business setting. In this paper we look more carefully at change rates as a measure of coding accuracy.

Using Intrinsic and Extrinsic Metrics to Evaluate Accuracy and Facilitation in Computer-Assisted Coding

Author: Resnik, Philip; Niv, Michael; Nossal, Michael; Schnitzer, Gregory L.; Stoner, Jean; Kapit, Andrew; Toren, Richard

Source: AHIMA Computer-Assisted Coding Meeting

Publication Date: September 06, 2006

Computer-assisted coding (CAC) evaluation can be viewed from two related but distinct perspectives: accurately identifying codes, and more generally facilitating the process of human coding and information flow within and among healthcare organizations. The first perspective calls for intrinsic metrics, grounded in comparison with a gold standard. The second perspective calls for extrinsic techniques, grounded in the real-world task. We discuss this distinction and present an experimental evaluation of CAC using both intrinsic and extrinsic measures.

Coders Wanted, Experience Required

Author: Scichilone, Rita A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2006


A recent AHIMA survey confirms a critical need for qualified clinical coding professionals. It also reveals the high value employers place on experience and credentials.

Opportunities abound for skilled coders throughout the US-particularly in the Southwest-but candidates need demon....

Perfect Time for Documentation Improvement

Author: Hagland, Mark

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2006




When new IT systems come online, the time couldn’t be better to assess and improve clinical documentation.

Electronic health record system implementations offer a perfect opportunity to assess and improve an organization’s clinical documentation. The renewed attention is ne....

Recipe for Information-based Healthcare

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2006


Creating an information-based health system is like following a recipe. First, include essential ingredients, such as accurate and complete clinical documentation organized in architectures that enable access and interoperability. Then add protocols, terminologies, and classification systems to....

Testimony of Gloryanne Bryant to the Health Subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Author: Bryant, Gloryanne H.

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: April 06, 2006


April 6, 2006

Chairman Johnson, Congressman Stark, members of the Health Subcommittee, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I am Gloryanne Bryant, corporate director for coding and Health Information Management (HIM) compliance with Catholic Healthcare West (CHW). I speak to you tod....

Codes for Chronic Kidney Disease: Help in Distinguishing between Renal Failure and Renal Insufficiency

Author: Gold, Robert S.; Bowman, Sue E

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

Publication Date: January 2006


Coders assign codes to disease processes for many reasons, including capturing diseases treated at facilities, accurate representation of illness severity, and specificity of causes of symptoms and justification for treatment. To this end, we have been perplexed by terminology used by physicia....

2006 CPT Coding Update

Author: Hull, Susan

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

Publication Date: January 2006


A number of changes to CPT codes take effect January 1, 2006. These changes affect category I, II, and III codes, with a total of 277 additions, 110 deletions, and 71 code revisions.
Evaluation and Management

Within the evaluation and management (E/M) section, the codes for fol....

Using MedPAR Data as a Measure of Urinary Tract Infection Rates: Implications for the Medicare Inpatient DRG Payment System

Author: Stringham, Jerry; Young, Nancy

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: December 2005


Abstract


A valuable metric of hospital performance is the rate of nosocomial infections, particularly urinary tract infections (UTIs). Current measurement techniques are expensive to administer and are not widely available. Determining a measurement index of nosocomial UTI incide....

DRG Changes for FY 2006

Author: Leary, Renee; D'Amato, Cheryl

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: November 2005


The final Medicare DRG changes for fiscal year (FY) 2006, which were published in the August 12, 2005, Federal Register, include 16 new DRGs, the deletion of 10 existing DRGs, and numerous changes to DRG assignments of current diagnosis and procedure codes. These DRG changes, along with other....

Health Information Management Improving the Revenue Cycle: Practical Applications for Acute Care Facilities

Author: Curtis, Elizabeth; Osborn, Carol E.; Maxim, Dorothy

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction

The broad ownership of the revenue cycle within a healthcare organization complicates management. In any healthcare setting, the revenue cycle consists of a complex set of processes that involve multiple departments coordinating reviews of multiple monitors to ensure a health....

Clinical Documentation Improvement Program Strategies

Author: Mills, Mary

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction
What Is CDIP?

Aclinical documentation improvement program (CDIP) is a program focused on improving clinical documentation on a concurrent basis where a coder or documentation specialist, such as a nurse, reviews the medical record and consults with physicians regarding....

Natural Language Processing Technology and Terminologies: Mining Free Text

Author: Jagannathan, V.; Heinze, Daniel T.; Naeymi-Rad, Frank; Flanagan, James R.; Bowie, Jack; Kivatinetz, Raul

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction
The dictation and transcription process is one of the most widely used ways of documenting clinical content. This session brings leading vendors with NLP and terminology solutions to discuss their approach and technologies in support of data mining of free text. The applications t....

Coding Complex Bariatric Surgery

Author: Hull, Susan

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: October 2005


Bariatric, or weight-loss, surgery is a rapidly evolving specialty. From jejunocolic and jejuno-ileal bypass procedures, through the days of minimally invasive procedures such as gastric balloons and endoscopic-banded gastroplasty, to today’s procedures that involve both gastroplasty and....

Testimony of the American Health Information Management Association to the Standards and Security Subcommittee of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

Author: Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Stanfill, Mary H

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: July 26, 2005



July 26, 2005

Opening Comments


Chairmen Blair and Reynolds, members of the Standards and Security Subcommittee, and ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon.  I am Valerie Watzlaf, associate professor within the Department of Health Information Management in the....

US Must Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA position statement

Publication Date: July 21, 2005

Immediate Action to Upgrade Medical Code Set Standards Needed


AHIMA's Position


The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must immediately initiate the regulatory process for adoption and implementation of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets (referred to as ICD-1....

AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) for fiscal year 2006

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: July 08, 2005


July 8, 2005

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-1282-P
PO Box 8016
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8016
Dear Dr. McClellan:
The purpose of this let....

Coding at a Crossroads

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2005


It has been nearly 25 years since ICD-9-CM codes became the basis for hospital inpatient payment. Over the years, code-based payment has extended to virtually all healthcare services, and CPT and HCPCS code sets have been added to the mix. We now use software tools to facilitate coding and hav....

Data Abstraction Unplugged: Taking Trauma Registry to the Point of Care with Wireless Technology

Author: Eisenhower, Cynthia; McElwee, Karen; Wargo, Christina; Woodruff, Tracy

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2005


Central to Geisinger Medical Center’s success with concurrent abstraction is wireless technology that enables registrars to work at the point of care.
Registry abstraction can have trouble keeping up with technology. Often located away from IT-intensive clinical departments and oper....

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