Here’s how to differentiate the tiquetrum from the trapezium.
Doctors dealing with hand procedures don’t only treat carpal tunnel syndrome, and it’s up to you to link the correct diagnosis to the upper-extremity repair codes.
Use this anatomic drawing to locate the site that your surgeon addressed, and match that to the sampling of applicable ICD-9 codes in the chart at the bottom of this page.
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When the clock ticks in a new month and the entire healthcare industry is thereby mandated to begin using the new ICD-10 code set, there
It is often argued that ICD-10 coding does nothing for the patient. Recently that point was made at the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing “Examining ICD-10 Implementation” last week.
Researchers have developed an online mapping tool designed to help stakeholders transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 code sets, EHR Intelligence reports.
The next nine months are critical in terms of preparing for a smooth transition to ICD-10. If ICD-10 isn’t a priority in your organization yet, it should quickly rise to the top of the list as soon as possible.
The grim message following a breach that has endangered sensitive data belonging to 80 million current and former Anthem health insurance customers is that we can only expect more health care data breaches in the future.