Curtis Dubay, recognized as a leading expert on taxation issues, is a former research fellow in tax and economic policy. The House of Representatives recently passed H.R 4302, a temporary "fix" to the ...

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 ...

The number of diagnosis codes has expanded from 13,000 ICD-9 codes to 68,000 ICD-10 codes, with 78 percent of ICD-9 diagnosis codes mapping 1-to-1 with an ICD-10 code, either exactly or approximately.

CMS has provided ICD-10-CM coding updates for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2019, and ending Sept. 30, 2020. 1. The updated ICD-10-CM codes are for discharges and patient encounters taking place ...

Engaging in dual coding as the deadline to transition to ICD-10 moves closer to reality is not an optimal strategy, according to Walter Houlihan, director of health information management and clinical ...

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ICD-11 goes into effect Jan. 1, 2022 and will be available in electronic and print versions, according to Laurie Johnson, an American Health Information Management Association-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS ...

The fiscal year 2021 update to the ICD-10-CM code set introduced new codes to describe cytokine release syndrome (CRS), also known as a cytokine storm. A version of this article was first published ...

After more than a decade in the making, the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases has been released by the World Health Organization. The ICD serves as a foundation for ...

Nobody needs to go to medical school to know that people have two ears. However, if physicians treat a patient with suppurative, or pus-discharging, otitis media, they don't have to specify left ear, ...

The October 1 deadline is really just the beginning. As ICD-10 coding gets underway in earnest next month, there will be plenty of questions that need answering for providers nationwide. AHIMA wants ...

No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...