When it comes to ICD-10 and ICD-11, there are generally two camps. There are those that believe ICD-10 is a necessary coding step to take, and all hospitals and providers should make the steady ...
The 12 new ICD-10-PCS procedure codes listed are designated as non-OR and do not affect any major diagnostic category or MS-DRG assignment. Q: Are there fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-PCS codes our ...
Unless there is another delay, the United States will transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in all health care settings on October 1, 2015. This will not be a gradual transition as there will be no grace ...
CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZOLL ® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & ...
Nobody needs to go to medical school to know that people have two ears. However, if physicians treat a patient with suppurative, or pus-discharging, otitis media, they don't have to specify left ear, ...
No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...
For the last couple weeks I’ve been on a search for software based coding tools that are used for coding ICD-10 diagnosis codes for the purpose of claims submission. I’m looking for something better ...
Similar to the Y2K efforts at the turn of the last millennium, the ICD-10 mandate for healthcare managers from their bosses was clear: Oversee a smooth migration — or else. As a result, ICD-10 was a ...
Diagnosis coding is the forgotten stepchild in medical practices. Physician coding has focused on Current Procedural Terminology codes, which drives revenue when services are provided under a ...