ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

CMS and the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released changes to the ICD-10-CM guidelines for fiscal year 2019. 1. The new guidelines apply to all hospital inpatient and outpatient coding ...

Here are three key points from the infographic. 1. Assess progress. • Identify key performance indicators. • Establish baselines for each KPI. • Compare each baseline and post-transition KPIs. 2.

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 ...

Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, independent coding and billing consultant, discusses six initial steps ambulatory surgery centers should take to prepare for the transition to ICD-10. 1. Form an ICD-10 ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 3M Health Information Systems, an international leader in ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding and clinical terminology management, has released the 3M ICD-10 Code ...