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Coding Central Venous Access Devices - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgAs a provider of continuing education the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) must assure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its endeavors. AHIMA is solely responsible for control of program objectives and content and the selection of presenters. All speakers and planning
Coding Urology (Male) Procedures - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgFaculty AHIMA 2007 Audio Seminar Series ii Jean Jurek, MS, RHIA, CPC Ms. Jurek has 25 years of ICD-9-CM and CPT coding experience in a variety of
Coding Laboratory Services - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgadministration at Loma Linda University. She also participated in global distance instruction for Loma Linda, as medical terminology instructor for physical and occupational therapy students in Yokkaichi, Japan. Table of Contents AHIMA 2009 Audio Seminar Series
Coding for Spinal Procedures - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgCoding for Spinal Procedures AHIMA 2009 Audio Seminar Series 8 Notes/Comments/Questions Pathological Conditions 324.1 Intraspinal abscess 336.8 Other myelopathy 336.9 Myelopathy NOS, cord compression 720.0 Ankylosing spondylitis 737.xx Curvature of spine (acquired) 754.2 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of spine
Coding Laboratory Services - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgCoding Laboratory Services AHIMA 2009 Audio Seminar Series 3 Notes/Comments/Questions Lab Coding Tips Select Accurate 80000 Codes • Adjectives and othe r important words • Specimen , Method, Total or Free, With or W/out • Manual or automated, Qual or Quant, initial, • Each, first, “2-8” or “9-15” • Antibody codes start with 86xxx; Antigens
Appendix A—HIIM Domains - My AHIMA
my.ahima.orgAHIMA Recertification Guide 16 Appendix A—HIIM Domains . ... Coding and Revenue cycle b. Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) c. Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) d. Pay for Performance. e. Informatics (Computer Assisted Technology (CAT) f. Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) g. Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)
CPT Surgery Coding Guidelines - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgAHIMA has no liability or responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused by the use of this audio ... inpatient, surgical centers, physician office, clinic, law firms, consulting, and third-party carrier areas. She is also a frequent speaker on coding, documentation, and compliance topics. ... Many Choices for ...
Coding for Hematology - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgFaculty AHIMA 2009 Audio Seminar Series ii Robert S. Gold, MD Dr. Gold is founder and CEO of DCBA, Inc., a consulting firm that provides physician-to-physician clinical documentation improvement programs (CDIP), as
Facility Coding for ED Services - campus.ahima.org
campus.ahima.orgFacility Coding for ED Services AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 5 Notes/Comments/Questions HIM Management Issues in the ED Statistical review: • % Admits • % Observation • % Return to EMD • Diagnosis/Procedure trends Attending physician definition Follow up lab results Duplicate number prevention Confidentiality 9
Joint Replacement Coding - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgElisabeth Parker Janeway, CPC, CCS-P, CCP Ms. Janeway is a private healthcare consultant based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. She has been in the healthcare field for over ten years, offering physician and staff training, auditing services and a wide variety of other coding and consulting services.
Cardiac Catheterization: Successful Coding and ... - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgcomplexity of both their procedures and coding was resulting in significant miscoding and lost reimbursement. Table of Contents ... State the specific devices and specialty supplies used during the procedure 5 6 6. Cardiac Catheterization: …
Benchmarking Coding Quality - AHIMA
campus.ahima.org• Benchmarking • Reimbursement • Clinical and financial decision-making • Public health tracking • Healthcare policies • Research Most recently, coding has been moving to the forefront with issues related to quality of care and publicly reported data 3 Standards for Coding Quality Healthcare organizations must adopt a standardized ...
CPT Surgery Coding Guidelines - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgPractice CPT surgery guidelines using case studies 1 Benefits from this Seminar Understand the CPT surgery guidelines in order to accurately report surgical procedures Practice assigning CPT codes through examples and scenarios Avoid reimbursement problems by getting a handle on the ground rules for coding CPT procedures and services. 2
Disclosures and Release of Information - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgDisclosures and Release of Information 5 Notes/Comments Authorization to release information • Authorization must be in writing • Fax or copies OK if policy allows • Emergent release • Call back process • Documentation • Get release after the fact 9 Valid Authorization • Description of information to be released • Name of person who is requesting release
Wound Care Coding - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgNotes/Comments/Questions Outpatient Wound Care Diagnosis and Documentation
Coding Interventional Radiology Services - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgPresident for Southeast Radiology Management. Stacie is on the editorial advisory board for the HCPro newsletters Mammography Regulation Report, Radiology Administrator’s Compliance Insider, Health Care Auditing Strategies and she is a frequent contributor to Strategies for Health Care Compliance and to Compliance Monitor Q & A’s Ask the ...
Radiology Coding - AHIMA
campus.ahima.org• Test order • Do I need an order from the referring doctor to bill for 3D rendering? • Radiology Report • Must the radiology report state “3D images acquired” or “3D images acquired on independent workstation”? Clinical Examples in Radiology, Volume 2, Issue 1: Winter 2006 ACR Coding Source, November/December 2005 17
Coding for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
campus.ahima.orgof coding in AHIMA audio conferences and at the 2002 National Conference for the Society for Clinical Coding. His contributions of Clinically Speaking articles in Briefings on Coding
Chapter 2 Functions of the Health Record - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgToday, the management of health record systems and services is the primary responsi-bility of health information management (HIM) professionals. As discussed in chapter 1, ... electronic health record (EHR) systems. Theory into Practice Until recently, most healthcare providers documented their services directly in the paper- ...
Performing a Chart Audit - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgmanagement codes on the theory that everything will even out in the end b. Assigning a series of CPT procedure codes to a single procedure c. Reporting services performed on different dates with the same date of service d. Coding the component parts of a complex code as if they were separate procedures 6. “Ongoing internal review of operations
Informatics Competencies for Every Practicing Nurse ...
www.tigersummit.comInformation Transformation(AHIMA, 2006), ^A work force capable of innovating, implementing, and using health communications and information technology (HIT) will be critical to healthcares success. President Obama continued this momentum when he took office in 2009, proposing to ^Let us be the generation that reshapes healthcare to compete in the
Answer Key Chapter 1 - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgAnswer: Lidocaine is a local anesthesia; therefore, code 27605 is assigned. 4. Using cryosurgery, the surgeon removed four (4) dermatofibromas of the leg. Refer to CPT codes 17000-17250. What would be the correct code assignment? Answer: Dermatofibromas are benign. Code 17110 should be assigned. 5. Refer to codes 57550-57556.
Answer Key Chapter 1 - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgAnswer Key Chapter 1 Introduction to Clinical Coding 1.1: Self-Assessment Exercise 1. The patient is seen as an outpatient for a bilateral mammogram. CPT Code: 77055-50 Note that the description for code 77055 is for a unilateral (one side) mammogram. 77056 is the
Emergency Department Coding - AHIMA
campus.ahima.org2007 OPPS Final Rule – “Providers should bill a low-level visit code in such circumstances only if the hospital provides a significant, separately identifiable low-level visit in association with the packaged service.” 21 Polling Question #2 Patient presents to ED with a fish hook embedded in the forearm while fishing in a pond.
Coding for Obstetrics in ICD-10-CM/PCS - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgCM/PCS Academies. Previously, she was a corporate coding manager for a large healthcare system and has more than 30 years experience as a HIM Director and coding consultant. She has been an educator of coding and HIM for more than 15 years. Ann Zeisset, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, is an independent consultant on ICD-10-CM/PCS.
La leptina, hormona del adipocito, regula el apetito y el ...
www.medigraphic.com14. ahima Rs, osei sy. Editorial: Leptin and appetite control in lipo-dystrophy. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2004; 89: 4254-4257. 15. Manuel- apolinar L , Zárate a, Rocha L, Hernández M. Fetal malnu-trition affects hypothalamic leptin receptor expression after birth in male mice. Arch Med Res 2010; 41(4): 240-245. 16.
Coding Clinic Update - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgA 4 month old child with Erb’s palsy secondary to birth trauma was born at 26 weeks. Was seen at the physicians office for a routine check up. The physician documents Erb’s palsy well child born at 26 weeks. How would you code this scenario? Chapter 15 – Premature Birth Codes 18
Coding Urology (Male) Procedures - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orga medical coding and consulting company. Jerome Ndayishimiye, MS, RHIA, CIC Mr. Ndayishimiye is quality coding coordinator at Kaleida Health in Buffalo, NY. Mr. Ndayishimiye conducts regular coding audits and education to ensure continuous coding quality regulatory compliance, and proper reimbursement.
Coding Kidney Disease and Treatment - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgthe rib cage Size of a fist Functions: • Filters blood through nephrons • Removes waste products and extra water • Regulates chemicals in the blood such as sodium, potassium, phosphorus and calcium • Produces hormones that help regulate blood pressure, make red blood cells and promote strong bones 2
Coding for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgSouthern Medical Association (SMA) and presented basic, advanced and specialty-coding classes for physicians, instructed a medical billing course for the University of South Alabama, and was the Eastern Division Coding Consultant for the Medical Group Management Association-MGMA in 2000.
Coding Injections and Infusions - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orginfusions that are started outside the hospital 15 Some services included in drug administration codes are not reported separately with CPT codes Use of local anesthesia IV start Access to indwelling IV, subcutaneous catheter or port Flush at conclusion of infusion Standard tubing, syringes and supplies 16
HIM in the Revenue Cycle: What You Need to Know to Talk to ...
campus.ahima.orgTalk to Your CFO AHIMA 2009 Audio Seminar Series 1 Notes/Comments/Questions At The End of this Seminar You Should be able to: Identify how HIM can contribute to the effective performance of most, if not all, revenue cycle components Share benchmarks Talk the talk – effectively communicate with your CFO about revenue cycle strategies
Answers to Chapter Review Exercises, Appendix D - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgexcised/fulgurated, only the code for the excision/fulguration should be used. When the biopsy is taken from a different lesion than the one excised, the biopsy code and an additional code for the removal of the separate lesion are reported. It would be appropriate to append modifier 59 to the code reported for the biopsy procedure. 2.
Establishing Productivity Benchmarks - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgEstablishing Productivity Benchmarks 3 Notes/Comments MGMA guidelines Staff per full-time physician — administrative • General administrative 0.24 • Business office 0.80 • Managed care administrative 0.16 • Housekeeping, maintenance, security 0.14 • Medical receptionists 1.0 • Medical secretaries, transcriptionists 0.34 • Medical records 0.43 • Other administrative support …
Coding Injections and Infusions - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgCoding Injections and Infusions ... intramuscular injection is considered a component of infusion codes and will require modifier 59 Codes 90760, 90765, 96401, 96402, 96409, 96413 + 90772 = Modifier 59 17 Here are some additional services you may want to include
Coding Endoscopic Sinus Surgery - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgChoanal atresia Chronic sinus headaches 9 Medical Necessity Typically, patients should have used medical therapies first, with no significant signs of …
SECTION II Answer Keys to Textbook Chapter ... - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgEXERCISE 6-3 Confirming Codes in the Tabular List of Diseases 1. 515 Postinflammatory pulmonary fibrosis C 2. 250.0 Type II diabetes E (250.00) 3. 727.67 Nontraumatic rupture of Achilles tendon C 4. 422.0 Acute myocarditis due to Coxsackie virus E (074.23) 5. 813.22 Malunion, closed right radial fracture E (733.81) 6.
CPT: Surgery Coding Guidelines - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgdocumentation, including photographs, drawings, dictation, transcription as necessary to document the services provided. 11 Unbundling Two types of practices lead to unbundling. • The first is unintentional and results from a misunderstanding of coding. • The second is intentional and is used by providers to manipulate coding in order to
Basic ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding - AHIMA
campus.ahima.org4. Main term=Prolapse M50.20 Prolapse²see Displacement, intervertebral disc, cervical 5. Main term=Stenosis N88.2 Stenosis, endocervical²see Stenosis cervix Exercise 1.4 1. A41.9 Sepsis NOS 2. A49.8 Infection, bacteroides NEC 3. I31.9 Pericarditis (with effusion) 4. B08.3 Disease, fifth Tabular List²B08.3²Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease] 5.
Coding in the Long Term Acute Care Setting - AHIMA
campus.ahima.orgMedical Records. Ella received her Master of Science degree in healthcare administration at Saint Joseph’s College in Maine. Ella has presented programs on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) at the state, regional, and national levels, and has presented several programs on long-term acute care coding for NALTH.
Procedure Coding for Skin Lesions and Lacerations
campus.ahima.orgProcedure Coding for Skin Lesions and Lacerations AHIMA 2009 Audio Seminar Series 3 Notes/Comments/Questions Anatomy of Skin and the Lesions That Develop 5 CPT® Codes and Descriptions Code Range: 11400 – 11471 Excision – Benign Lesions 11400 Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms
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