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Five Reasons to be Thankful for ICD-10

2014-11-30

It’s Thanksgiving weekend—a time for reflection and gratitude. Thoughts typically turn to family, friends, health, and life’s many other blessings. In addition to all of these, this ...

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Don't miss the addition of codes for the Glasgow Coma Scale in ICD-10-CM

2014-11-01

Providers gauge the severity of an acute brain injury using the Glasgow Coma Scale, and in ICD-10-CM, coders will be able to code this score. Kim Carr, RHIT, CCS, ...

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E2E Testing for ICD-10

2014-11-17

Five things for HIM to do right now.

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Imaging Coding Contrast

2014-10-07

Specify contrast when reporting certain procedures in ICD-10-PCS.

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Making Your ICD-10 Testing Count

2014-09-01

hfm Magazine

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Coding Rehab Services in ICD-10

2014-09-19

Know how ICD-10-CM sequencing changes will affect rehabilitation services

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Major Depression No Laughing Matter: Serious Diagnosis Requires New Documentation, Coding and Privacy Focus

2014-09-08

The recent death of world-renowned actor and comedian Robin Williams came as a shock to many. Like many dealing with major depression and other mental health conditions, Mr. Williams suffered ...

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Coding External Causes in ICD-10

2014-08-10

Expanded external cause codes in ICD-10-CM. Which ones really matter?

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Coding Respiratory Failure in ICD-10

2014-08-19

Understand clinical specificity required for respiratory failure in ICD-10-CM

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Coding Nicotine Dependence in ICD-10

2014-07-15

Familiarize yourself with expanded options for nicotine dependence in ICD-10-CM

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Is Use of GEMs to Prepare for ICD-10 Wise?

2014-07-01

In preparation for ICD-10, the federal government developed GEMs, a translation tool to aid in converting data from ICD-9 to 10, and vice versa. But leaders of outsourced coding, auditing and ...

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Anatomy matters

2014-07-01

Go to your local bookstore, pick up a copy of Gray’s Anatomy (the book, not the television show), and flip though the illustrations. Alternately, you can Google “Gray’s ...

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Coding Atrial Fibrillation in ICD-10

2014-06-26

Ask for specificity when coding atrial fibrillation in ICD-10-CM

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Get your ICD-9-CM coding right to prepare for ICD-10

2014-06-01

HCPro – Just Coding

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Bird’s Eye View of ICD-10 Documentation Gaps: Vendor analysis offers big picture look at nationwide documentation holes—and how to fill them

2014-06-01

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 ...

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Audio: Living with the ICD-10 Delay

2014-06-01

Attendees at AHIMA’s 2014 ICD-10-CM/PCS and Computer-Assisted Coding Summit share their reactions and strategies for coping with the most recent delay of ICD-10.

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Coding Concerns Uncovered and Four Organizational Risks: Don’t Let ICD-10 Efforts Overshadow ICD-9 Coding Accuracy

2014-05-01

The journey to ICD-10 can easily be characterized as an emotional and financial rollercoaster. However, efforts towards ICD-10 readiness have not been in vain. In particular, the dual coding of ...

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What Sepsis Numbers Do and Don’t Tell Us

2014-05-01

Big Data has become a big commodity in the health care industry. The government, payers, researchers, providers, and even patients are interested in what data are trying to tell us ...

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ICD-10 Staffing Concerns Remain: 6 Questions to Fine Tune Your HIM Budget

2014-05-13

Despite the recent news of a delay in the implantation date, ICD-10 remains a priority for healthcare, and those hospital executives who aren't concerned about clinical coder productivity declines may ...

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ICD-10 Pitfalls

2014-04-21

Don't succumb to ICD-10 traps: Avoid these 13 pitfalls

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No Bones about It: Fracture Coding in ICD-10 is a Challenge

2014-04-21

There are 17,045 codes in ICD-10-CM that relate to fractures. And 10,582 fracture codes are used simply to distinguish right versus left. In preparation for ICD-10, physician documentation must be assessed ...

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Fracture Coding in ICD-10

2014-04-02

What additional physician documentation is required to correctly code fractures in ICD-10? We have heard mixed reports regarding orthopedic documentation requirements.

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Make the Most of ICD-10 Testing 8 tips for HIM professionals to consider

2014-03-31

Organizations should be well underway with ICD-10 testing during the first quarter of 2014. However, the tricky part about testing is that there is no clear roadmap to follow. The industry ...

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ICD-10 TESTING: FIVE IMPORTANT TASKS FOR HIM PROFESSIONALS TO DO NOW

2014-02-01

Although information technology (IT) professionals must install and test software upgrades for ICD-10, the true barometer of whether an organization will be ready for the transition occurs when providers successfully ...

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Surgical Revenue Predicted to Plummet Post-ICD-10

2014-02-10

January 2014 marked one of the coldest months on record for many states. Below-zero temperatures, mountains of snow, and blustering winds shut down airports and closed classroom doors. Similarly, ICD-10 is ...

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Top 10 Physician Documentation Improvement Targets for ICD-10-CM

2014-01-13

Physician documentation is of the utmost importance in the healthcare industry, both today and once ICD-10-CM/PCS goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2014. Insufficient physician documentation will continue to be ...

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Physician Transition: Taking Steps Toward ICD-10

2014-04-24

HIM professionals have worked for years to build positive relationships with physicians and improve their documentation, all in pursuit of more accurate clinical coding. However, many programs to improve physician ...

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