Thousands of healthcare professionals rely on Contexo Media's coding books to stay on top of critical updates across the fast-changing medical landscape. And now, Precyse is pleased to offer official ...

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 ...

Inflammatory arthritis codes increased 30-fold in the transition from the ninth to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9 and -10), yet few were used in clinical ...

1. Ask outsourced coding vendors for documentation on ICD-10 transition plans. Many ASCs outsource their coding to third-party vendors, meaning surgery center leaders must speak to vendors about their ...

Steve Claypool, MD, is vice president of clinical development and informatics, and Allison Errickson, CPC-H, is director of coding compliance and content, Clinical Solutions Division, for ProVation ...

Developing a plan to train and educate staff for the ICD-10 transition is as important as upgrading systems and equipment. While you are working on an ICD-10 training plan, Sue Belley and Donna Smith ...

The Bermuda Health Council is getting set to implement ICD-10, a new standard for medical diagnostic coding. A spokesperson said, “The Health Council announced the health system’s move from the use of ...