Attn: Online Coding Students! Make the Most of Your Time
To help you on your journey, I thought I’d share a few pointers I learned as I went through online school.
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Attn CDI Specialists: Coding as a “Second Language”
by Mary Beth York, CCS, CCS-P, CIC It is helpful sometimes to think of coding as a language. The language consists of the ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT code sets primarily. This language of coding has rules, similar to grammar, that govern how it is used and applied. It also has inconsistencies and internal conflicts, much […]
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It is Time to Turbocharge your CDI Program!
The fastest way to turbocharge the CDI program is to develop a team training program that increases everyone’s skills. Start with the surgical procedures because they are the most difficult and training the group together builds team knowledge and teamwork. Use training that includes …
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Hydrocephalus and Types of Shunts (Issues in Pediatric Procedure Coding)
(Running time: 3:21) Hear nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discuss Hydrocephalus and Types of Shunts (Issues in Pediatric Procedure Coding) in this free, brief presentation.
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“The King’s Evil” in the ICD-10-CM Index?
by Andrea Houghton, MPH, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CDIP I recently had the privilege of attending an exhibition about the English monarch Charles II at the Queen’s Gallery in London, England. After a long Civil War in England from 1649-1660, when Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660, there were some interesting ideas about […]
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Get Off the Edit Merry-Go-Round
by Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA If working the edit list from your state reporting agency makes you feel like you’re on a merry-go-round, it may be time to offer them your help in refining their external cause code submission requirements. Chapter 19, Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes is a […]
read more »Respiratory System (CPT Updates for 2018)
(Running time: 7:49) Nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Gail I. Smith MA, RHIA, CCS-P, discusses Respiratory System in CPT for 2018.
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Can you bill 61635 and 61624 for the stent assisted coiling?
Question: Can you bill 61635 and 61624 for the stent assisted coiling?
read more »ICD-10 Coding Clinic Update (Q1 2017): TKR and Patellar Component
(Running time: 1:49) Coding Clinic provides specific information and guidelines that are helpful for determining proper coding. In the latest available presentation in the series, Barry Libman discusses “TKR and Patellar Component.”
read more »ICD-10 Coding Clinic Update (Q1 2017): Post-operative Ileus
(Running time: 3:05) Coding Clinic provides specific information and guidelines that are helpful for determining proper coding. In the latest available presentation in the series, Barry Libman discusses “Post-operative Ileus.”
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Principal Diagnosis Selection for Patients Admitted for Cancer Treatment
In this environment of ever-changing treatment modalities available to cancer patients, it is helpful to review this gem from the ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (FY 2018 Chapter 2: Neoplasms Section E, 2):
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Coders: Reorganize, Reenergize, and Embrace the Excitement of Back to School
It’s as if the world gives a shout-out to all of us – not just the kids going back to school – that it’s a good time for a return to getting serious about what we know now, and what we need to learn in the coming year….
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Superior Mesenteric Artery to Rt Hepatic Artery
Can a catheter reach the right hepatic artery from the SMA or does the catheter need to go through the celiac artery?
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Libman Education Releases New Course To Help Coders Master The Complex LTAC Coding Process (Health IT Outcomes)
To help coders master the complex LTAC coding process, Libman Education has released a new course authored by LTAC experts Barry Libman, MS, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, and Christopher G. Richards, RHIA, CCS. Titled Long Term Acute Care Coding, the online, on-demand course is designed to provide the foundational training needed for coders in the LTAC / LTACH setting.
read more »Heart Valve Products in ICD-10-PCS: Cardiovascular Procedure Coding
(Running time: 01:50) Nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discusses Heart Valve Products in ICD-10-PCS: Cardiovascular Procedure Coding. Excerpted from Lynn’s course ICD-10-PCS: Cardiovascular Procedure Coding.
read more »Intracardiac Pacemaker in ICD-10-PCS: Cardiovascular Procedure Coding
(Running time: 01:22) Nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discusses Intracardiac Pacemaker in ICD-10-PCS: Cardiovascular Procedure Coding. Excerpted from Lynn’s course ICD-10-PCS: Cardiovascular Procedure Coding.
read more »When Your Coding Career Meets a Roadblock: Choosing Your Response
Our coding careers can sometimes travel a similar path. We researched and chose the right path in terms of our education and credentials. We faithfully keep up with our continuing education and participate in …
read more »Vertebroplasty in ICD-10-PCS: Orthopedic Procedure Coding
(Running time: 00:39) Nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discusses Vertebroplasty in ICD-10-PCS: Orthopedic Procedure Coding. Excerpted from Lynn’s course ICD-10-PCS: Orthopedic Procedure Coding.
read more »Attn CDI Specialists: Coding as a “Second Language”
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (CDIS) are often clinicians and well versed in the language of medicine. I recommend that CDI Specialists need also to master the language of coding, in order to …
read more »Hip Replacement Surgery in ICD-10-PCS: Orthopedic Procedure Coding
(Running time: 00:29) Nationally recognized ICD-10 expert and Libman Education course author Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, discusses Hip Replacement Surgery in ICD-10-PCS: Orthopedic Procedure Coding. Excerpted from Lynn’s course ICD-10-PCS: Orthopedic Procedure Coding.
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