A recent study by healthcare business intelligence provider AppRev shows there was a mostly smooth transition from the ICD-9 coding system to ICD-10, according to the company’s CEO and founder, Seth ...
Ready or not, the U.S. healthcare industry is poised to flip the switch from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural coding system on Oct. 1, significantly changing how billions of dollars ...
Diagnosis coding is the forgotten stepchild in medical practices. Physician coding has focused on Current Procedural Terminology codes, which drives revenue when services are provided under a ...
This can be done by performing simple documentation audits comparing ICD-9 coding and documentation with its ICD-10 counterpart and taking note of the gaps. In its entirety, the ICD-10 code set has ...
To examine validity of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes in discharge data for identifying infants with cardiac defects according to ...