Author: Hundal, Ripandeep K

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2016

Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They include cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctured skin. Wounds are typically due to accidental injury but may also result from surgery, stitches, or chronic disease processes.1


Wound care involves evaluation,....

Author: Southern, Danielle A; Doherty, Christopher; De Souza, Michael A; Quan, Hude; Harrop, Robertson; Nickerson, Duncan; Rabi, Doreen

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2015

Abstract


Background: Sternal wound infection (SWI) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. The objective of this work is to describe the methods used to identify cases of SWI in an administrative databa....

Author: Fuller, Jan C.

Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: August 2014

The increased specificity in ICD-10-CM is reflected in a substantial increase in external cause codes. The traditional “E code” has been replaced with V, W, X and Y codes. While the purpose of the codes remains the same, the ICD-10-CM codes provide a level of detail not possible in ICD-9-....

Author: Hapner, Peggy

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

Ever since the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) system was launched, hospitals have struggled to receive the full appropriate reimbursement for outpatient wound care. Why? In many cases, the facility lacks adequate documentation to support coding and billing. And increasingly, medical n....

Author: Poland, Leigh

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: September 25, 2010

Debridement coding is a major hot topic as RAC audits continue to heat up across the U.S. At first glance the codes and documentation seems very easy to understand with very little room for error, that is at first glance. According to the AHIMA Code Write Community News June 2007 "Error rates....

Author: Endicott, Melanie

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2010

Wound care diagnoses and procedures can be challenging to code. In order for coders to code them correctly, clinicians must document diagnoses and procedures appropriately and thoroughly. Open communication between coders and clinicians can help facilitate better documentation.

Inpa....

Author: McCullough, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: January 2008

Coding debridement procedures can be difficult-even for the most experienced coding professional. Recent studies have documented inappropriate coding of debridement procedures that have resulted in millions of dollars in overpayments.

This article offers guidance on the app....

Author: Bryant, Gloryanne H.

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2007

This year the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued two reports relating to wound care services and Medicare payments. As the OIG has included wound care services as part of its 2007 work plan, coding and HIM professionals should review each report and re-assess their organization̵....

Author: Rudman, William J.; Hewitt, Calvin R.

Source: Educational Perspectives (AOE)

Publication Date: January 02, 2001

Calvin R. Hewitt, MBA, Assistant Professor,
School of Nursing,
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Abstract: This paper examines the role of the health information management (HIM) professional in the early detection of intimate partner violence (IPV). Sp....