Below is a complete listing of all ICD-10 articles that have appeared in JustCoding News.
May 15, 2012
Coders and clinicians often seem to speak different languages. What a clinician considers important information may not be what a coder needs to assign the correct code. Clinicians may not document a piece of information that is vital to the coder. Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CGSC, COBGC, CPEDC, CENTC, Joseph Nichols, MD, and Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, explain how clinicians and coders can work together to improve communication.
May 15, 2012
With the increased specificity required for ICD-10-CM coding, coders need a solid foundation in anatomy and physiology. To help coders prepare for the upcoming transition, we will provide an occasional article about specific anatomical locations and body parts as part of a larger series for ICD-10-CM preparation. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, takes coders on a trip through the digestive system.
May 15, 2012
Coders will need very specific information in order to code for fractures in ICD-10-CM, including the type of fracture, specific bone fractured, and whether the patient is seen for an initial or subsequent visit. Robert S. Gold, MD, Sandy Nicholson, MA, RHIA, and Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, detail the information physicians must document for accurate fracture code assignment.
May 15, 2012
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) continues to advocate for no delay in the implementation date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.
May 8, 2012
While we know the implementation date of ICD-10 may change to the proposed 2014 deadline, healthcare organizations must keep moving forward with preparations. Annie Boynton, BS, RHIT, CPC, CCS, CPC-H, CCS-P, CPC-P, CPC-I, CPhT, explains how organizations can use the additional time to better handle the change process associated with ICD-10, especially planning for education and training.
May 8, 2012
HHS has announced a proposed rule that would postpone ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation from October 1, 2013, to October 1, 2014, if finalized. Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, and Tara Blum, RHIA, CCS, explain just what that change may mean for coding professionals.
April 23, 2012
Each year the number of quality measures being used for public reporting across provider settings increases. Kathy Giannangelo, MA, RHIA, CCS, CPHIMS, FAHIMA, and Linda Hyde, RHIA, explain why organizations that have not started to evaluate the impact ICD-10 will have on their quality measure data should start now.
April 23, 2012
Unfortunately, ICD-10-PCS is not very comparable to the current ICD-9-CM volume 3 codes inpatient coders currently use. But coders shouldn’t despair, according to Sandy Nicholson, MA, RHIA, Jennifer Avery, CCS, CPC-H, CPC, CPC-I and Robert S. Gold, MD—ICD-10-PC coding may even be fun once coders get the hang of it.
April 23, 2012
The additions and revisions to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in 2012 include some new information that coders should be aware of in preparation for ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation. Sandy Nicholson, MA, RHIA, and Shelley C. Safian, PhD, MAOM/HSM, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, CHA, explore some of the biggest guideline changes.
April 23, 2012
HHS’ proposed rule announcing a one-year delay of the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS was printed in the April 17 edition of the Federal Register. If HHS finalizes the delay, ICD-10-CM/PCS would become effective October 1, 2014.