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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10:Perils peeping up all dayIt’s the final countdownThings that go boom in the night
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features ICD-10-CM codes for complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified. (View)
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How does working in your electronic health record (EHR) compare to using paper records?It’s much easier to use the EHRIt’s no harder than our paper recordsPaper records were much easier to deal withWe...
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What is the correct ICD-10-PCS root operation for circumcision? a. Excision b. Extirpation c. Resectiond. RemovalKnow the answer and want to be featured in the next issue of JustCoding News:...
View ArticleProduct of the week: Acute Kidney Injury: Use Case Studies to Improve Renal...
Take an in-depth look at coding, documentation, and querying for acute kidney injury (AKI). During this 90-minute live webcast, Acute Kidney Injury: Use Case Studies to Improve Renal Coding, Querying,...
View ArticleQ&A: ICD-10-PCS root operation for polypectomy
Q: Which root operation would we use in ICD-10-PCS for a polypectomy when a biopsy is done on different polyps?A: The root operation would be Excision for both the polypectomy—because that’s just a...
View ArticleHealthcare News: WEDI releases latest ICD-10 readiness survey results
The 2014 ICD-10 implementation delay negatively impacted ICD-10 preparations, according to the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) February 2015 readiness survey.A total of 1,174 health...
View ArticleCoding Clinic highlights mechanical ventilation, principal procedure sequencing
By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDSThe American Hospital Association wrapped up its Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS advice for 2014 by answering a lot of questions regarding the coding of surgical...
View ArticleAftercare codes get a makeover in ICD-10-CM
One of the new concepts in ICD-10-CM is the seventh character to denote the encounter type. In ICD-10-CM, coders will use the same basic diagnosis code throughout treatment, with only the seventh...
View ArticleSimplify seventh character selection in ICD-10-CM
A patient comes into the ED with facial lacerations to the nose, scalp, and right cheek suffered when the car he was riding in collided with an SUV. The ED physician cleans the wounds, removes glass...
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A new query in our Coding Sample Policies and Forms:Sample query for sepsisAlso on JustCoding PlatinumDid you see thisin our Clinical Conditions Encyclopedia? Sepsis Be sure to check out these other...
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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10:Good news on implementationUnlucky roll of the diceGood news from Congress
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features ICD-9-CM codes for diseases of the genitourinary system. (View)
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Which of the follow handbooks would you be most likely to purchase?CardiologyDiagnostic radiologyED codingInterventional radiologyWound careVote hereLast week’s mini-pollHow does working in your...
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Congratulations to this week’s winner, Anne Abercrombie-Jubrey, clinical data analyst II at St. Peter’s Health Partners in Albany, New York. Anne correctly answered this question:What is the correct...
View ArticleProduct of the week: CC/MCC: Clinical Conditions, Query Opportunities, and...
Struggling to identify the clinical indicators needed to qualify a diagnosis as a complication/comorbidity (CC) or a major CC (MCC)? New coders and CDI specialists often do, but so do those who’ve been...
View ArticleQ&A: Parsing out the principal diagnosis in possible coronary patient
Q: A patient came to the ED with shortness of breath (SOB). The admitting diagnosis was possible acute coronary syndrome (ACS) due to SOB and elevated troponin levels. The ACS was ruled out. Elevated...
View ArticleHealthcare News: CMS proposes MS-DRG changes
In the Fiscal Year 2016 IPPS proposed rule, CMS unveiled planned changes to MS-DRGs and ICD-10 codes.CMS proposes eliminating MS-DRGs 237 (major cardiovascular procedures with MCC or thoracic aortic...
View ArticleFocus in on PSI 15 to improve quality reporting
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of four articles on Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) 90.Last month, we laid the foundation to promote successful engagement of the coding and clinical...
View ArticleMove past the difficulties of heart failure coding
Heart failure is the intrinsic inability of the heart to supply target organs with sufficient nutrient flow to function normally.The left heart supplies the brain, kidneys, liver, arteries of the arms...
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