6 results.
Quality Queries for Quality ICD-10-PCS Codes
Author: Maimone, Carol
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2016
Physician queries have historically been an effective communication tool used by health information management (HIM) coding professionals to clarify documentation in the health record for accurate code assignment. The goal for any coding professional is to have all final coded diagnoses an....
ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation Toolkit - Retired
(The content in this toolkit has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.)
Author: Archer, Anita; Buttner, Patty; Campbell, Lisa; Comfort, Angie; Santana-Johnson, Terry J; Kogan, Elisa; Maimone, Carol; McNicholas, Faith C.; Ward, Maria
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: 2015
Gauging Stakeholder Response to ICD-10
Author: Comfort, Angie; Maimone, Carol; Rugg, Donna
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2016
Starting with services provided on or after October 1, 2015, health systems across the country transitioned to coding with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). Implementation of ICD-10 is intended to deliver both immediate and long-term benefits including....
Data Mapping Best Practices (2016 update) - Retired
Author: Maimone, Carol
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: January 2016
This practice brief supersedes the November 2013 practice brief “Data Mapping Best Practices.”
The healthcare industry collects vast amounts of data from electronic sources. These data are captured in a wide variety of formats using various collection methods. Health d....
Cerebral Edema and Compression in ICD-10-CM
Author: Maimone, Carol
Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: August 2018
Calendar Year 2015 OPPS Update
Author: Maimone, Carol
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2015
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule providing required adjustments to the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for calendar year (CY) 2015 on October 31, 2014.....