Author: Zeisset, Ann M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: November 2001

For those reporting ICD-9-CM codes for all diagnoses coding, and hospitals reporting ICD-9-CM volume III for procedures, fall is the time to review and implement the changes and revisions for fiscal year 2002.

The ICD-9-CM coding changes for fiscal year 2002 were released in the Augus....

Author: Zeisset, Ann M.; Schraffenberger, Lou Ann

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

Publication Date: September 2006

The ICD-9-CM coding changes for fiscal year 2007 were released in the April 25, 2006, Federal Register (available at www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a060425c.html). Additional code changes were included in the final rule released in August. Changes go into effect with discharges occurring on....

Author: Prophet-Bowman, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: March 2003

The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, cosponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), met in December 2002, in Baltimore, MD. Donna Pickett, RHIA, from NCHS, and Patricia Brooks, RHIA, from CMS, cochaire....

Author: Prophet, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: October 2002

The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, cosponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), met on April 18-19, 2002, in Baltimore, MD. Donna Pickett, RHIA, from NCHS, and Patricia Brooks, RHIA, from CMS, co-....

Author: Prophet, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: March 2002

This is part one in a two-part summary of proposals from the November ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. Part 2 will be published in the April 2002 Journal of AHIMA.

The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, cosponsored by the National Center for Hea....

Author: Kostick, Karen M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: January 2012

At the request of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the FY 2012 ICD-9-CM code update expanded subcategory 041.4, Escherichia coli, to create unique codes for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). This article describes STEC and its clinical features and summarizes the new STEC ICD-9....

Author: Prophet, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: April 2002

This is part two in a two-part summary of proposals from the November ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. Part 1 was published in the March 2002 Journal of AHIMA.
The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, cosponsored by the National Center for Health Statis....

Author: Abraham, Prinny

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: May 2002

Home health information managers need to keep a keen eye on the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health to avoid coding conflicts and even financial loss. Many agencies did not pay attention to the quality of ICD-9-CM coding data prior to October 2000 when Medicare implemented the....

Author: Combs, Tammy

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

Publication Date: July 2016

Illness doesn’t care what country or region a person lives in, and it doesn’t care the race or origin of a person. Since illness is found everywhere around the globe it only stands to reason that providers should also look beyond the boundaries of one country or patient population when re....

Author: Kerr, Anneliese; Yoder, Lois M.; Michelman, Mark S.

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: July 2000

If your facility is having trouble coding heart catheterizations correctly, education may be the missing piece. An atypical number of right or bilateral heart catheterizations can indicate a need for coder education, physician education, or both. The state of Florida identified an opp....