Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2001

..yment also refers to the Reimbursement for the provision of car..

Author: Graff, Jean Stevens

Source: Brief Encounter

Publication Date: September 02, 2001

..physicians on the art of Coding and documentation. My jo..

Author: Terry, Glenda A.

Source: AHIMA Foundation | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2001

..an be traced back to the Coding personnel reporting mort.. .. studies have shown that Coding accuracy affects data qu.. ..ions and training of the Coding personnel reporting the .. ..ut medical causality and Coding . .. .. troubling that although Coding and classification syste..

Author: Dougherty, Michelle; Hughes, Gwen

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2001

Q: My facility's records contain a variety of psychiatric documentation including therapists' notes from their treatment sessions with patients. How can I determine what requires special protection under HIPAA? Do I need to separate some of the documentation from the medical record? C....

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: September 02, 2001

Q: I work in a home care agency and am developing a procedure on correcting errors on OASIS to comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS, formerly HCFA) new correction policy. Is it necessary to make a separate entry in the medical record? Our agency would like to make the co....

Author:

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2001

..mailed to each certified Coding specialist .. .. medical record Coding scenarios. AHIMA's Counc.. ..ges in the Coding systems. For example, in..

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: September 26, 2001

..re engaged in is medical Coding , and most AHIMA memb.. ..ers involved in Coding activities have qualifie.. ..MA’s Comments – Official Coding Guidelines AHIMA’s com.. ..ignored several official Coding guidelines and process.. .. requirements covering Coding . The Official ICD-9-CM..

Author:

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: October 2001

..departments Coding notes.. ..This Coding incentive plan is design.. ..ed to compensate Coding professionals who demons.. .. ability and accuracy in Coding and achieve production a.. ..sample Coding incentive plan 1.. ..• overall Coding accuracy will not drop b..

Author: Prophet, Sue

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2001

.. Relationship Between Coding and Documentation .. .. cornerstone of accurate Coding . Therefore, ass.. ..ibility between Coding professionals and physic.. ..clinical background, and Coding professionals, who have .. .. Expectations of Coding Professionals Th..

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: October 02, 2001

..ROs are not to accept Coding summary forms (e.g., Phy.. ..ed PROs from considering Coding summary forms as a sub.. ..er supplemental usage of Coding summary forms, with p.. ..ntatives (such as AHA Coding Clinic and/or AHIMA) to ..

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2001

HIPAA's fifth anniversary was marked by meetings of two key subcommittees of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS): the standards (transactions) and security subcommittee and the privacy and confidentiality subcommittee. At the security subcommittee, experts fr....

Author:

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: October 2001

..all Coding specialists and the lead.. ..• Coding accuracy of 95 percent o.. ..Participants: All Coding specialists who are not .. ..• Coding and abstracting from ass.. .. Coding Specialist.. .. Coding Specialist.. .. Coding Specialist .. .. Coding Specialist ..

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: October 02, 2001

..lity SUBJECT: Coding Compliance - Use of Phys..

Author: Dougherty, Michelle

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2001

.. workgroup recommended a Coding structure to electronica.. ..mation electronically, a Coding structure is needed and ..

Author: Hammen, Cheryl

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2001

.. Auditing Coding and DRG accuracy has bec.. ..o contract with external Coding consultants to perform t.. ..ement or to misinterpret Coding rules and regulations to.. ..pliance efforts, such as Coding compliance reviews. Comp.. ..se in selecting external Coding consulting companies. It..

Author: Schnitzer, Gregory L.; Stanfill, Mary H

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: October 2001

..two years ago, the AHIMA Coding Futures Task Force predi.. ..ities, NLP auto Coding software has transformed.. .. the human Coding professional’s .. .. What does that mean for Coding professionals in facilit.. ..ive in the auto Coding arena-and what skills ar..

Author:

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2001

Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) has forwarded a letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson criticizing the American Medical Association's "statutory monopoly" on current procedural terminology (CPT) codes. Lott said that Congress will look at the CPT issue when it considers....

Author: Dunn, Rose T

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: October 2001

.. a series of three " Coding Notes" articles add.. .. and incentive plans for Coding professionals. The April.. ..mple incentive plans for Coding professionals. First T.. ..ps: Understand the Coding process at your facility.. ..e the amount of time the Coding process takes . Regardle..

Author: Knowles, Lisa

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

..ion management director, Coding manager, and coder. The .. ..t is important that your Coding staff know that their wo.. ..s (those assigned by the Coding staff in the health info.. ..er-related and which are Coding /documentation issues. Th.. ..m the health information Coding staff of the results of ..

Author: Imel, Margo

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

..ED RT enables consistent Coding of clinical concepts, .. ..ine-processible ICD-9-CM Coding from SNOMED-encoded pa.. .. once" philosophy by en Coding via the mapping. P..

Author: Arner, Kathy

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

.. necessary diagnosis Coding information. The Balance..

Author: Hemphill, Tasha; Shackleford, Cheryl

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

.. Introduction Home Coding has been identified as o.. ..ome-based transcription, Coding from home has opened doo.. ..rs and reinvented Coding careers for hundreds of .. ..nited States. Why home Coding ? By implementing a home .. .. Coding program, provider organi..

Author: Hyde, Lynda

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

Introduction

In 1987, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations introduced the Agenda for Change. This program was designed to streamline and update the accreditation process, and introduced for the first time the creation of a national performance mea....

Author: Leeds, Erica

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

.. must still understand Coding and billing regulations .. ..doesn't understand basic Coding and billing guidelines.. ..interaction. Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) and O.. .. the hospital outpatient Coding system on the Medicare .. ..im checker for correct Coding . This editor looks for i..

Author: Neilson, Seana

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

..the primary home for the Coding experts. These are the e.. .. what I always do." Coding professionals are more l.. ..using the common bond of Coding to keep all parties on a.. .. perspective plane. Coding professionals are capabl.. ..e of using their Coding expertise as a means of ..