A patient's medical record involves systematic documentation of care and treatment including examinations, tests, medications, therapies and more. A complete and accurate record of this sensitive information must be maintained…
As we move toward the October 2015 compliance deadline for ICD-10, the Journal of AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) has tackled three misconceptions about the new coding system. ICD-9…
This article will update you on my last posting, “ICD-10 and DSM-5: The Language and Coding Conundrums.” I received fantastic comments from my colleagues in the industry who have been…
I recently had a very interesting conversation with someone about the new DSM-5 codes. Or maybe it was about the ICD-10 codes for behavioral health. Or perhaps it was about…
An Athens, Ga.-based health IT executive turned consultant has launched a free ICD-10 resource for rural and critical access hospitals. Tyler Wallace, who took the leap from the corporate payroll…
Group health plans with 50 or more participants, including self-insured plans, must be able to conduct electronic transactions in accordance with HHS standards and operating rules. One of the more…
Dr. Tariq Mahmood routinely ducked into the billing-code office of his Renaissance Hospital Terrell to insist that other doctors’ patient diagnoses be altered to reflect more expensive treatments, a former…
Q: Nicotine dependence is very common among our patient population. Our primary care office is trying to prepare for ICD-10-CM, and I know that codes for this condition have expanded.…
What happened to Eastern Carolina internal Medicine (ECIM) in Pollocksville, North Carolina is a provider’s nightmare about government oversight run amok. A Medicare audit began as a medical records request.…
In April, Congress and President Obama agreed to delay implementation of the ICD-10 standard for medical diagnosis and billing codes to Oct. 1, 2015. A study conducted in May and…
When researchers looked at how current pediatric diagnosis codes will be mapped forward to International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), codes in October 2015,…
No one enjoys opening medical bills — or paying them, for that matter. While the average American experiences slight bouts of sticker shock whenever a large procedure or unexpected test…
The HIMSS ICD-10 Task Force has updated two tools and repackaged them on the organization's ICD-10 PlayBook as the ICD-10 Financial Tool Suite to help providers focus their programs and…
Health IT departments have a great need for skilled employees. With meaningful use, predictive analytics, ICD-10, quality goals and more, most managers say they could use more staff. But that…
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistic (NCVHS) subcommittee heard some testimony last week on the state of delayed ICD-10 implementation. Holly Louie, chair of the ICD-10 CM Committee of…
ICD-10 training could be a costly part of the ICD-10 transition. But the World Health Organization (WHO) has a free ICD-10 Training Tool that can be used by individuals for…