GEM stands for General Equivalence Mappings. It will allow industry personnel to convert data from the current ICD-9 to ICD-10 format after implementation. Not all ICD-9 codes will have a 1:1 match in ICD-10 so it’s important for you to determine which codes you will need to use in your office...
ICD-10 will be the greatest change to the coding industry since the 1970′s and will impact many areas. Not only will documentation need to be more specific, but workflow in other areas will be impacted as well. Office forms like superbills and ABN’s will need to be updated. When pharmacies...
I remember years back when I fell in love with ICD-9 codes. Back when people still sent medical claims on paper in an envelope. I was working for an insurance company and our computers had gone down and we couldn’t enter or process charges so I grabbed the first book I could reach and started reading...
In 2009 the OIG CERT analysis found four major problem areas with documentation in medical records. They are: Illegible signatures and dates Missing documentation insufficient documentation other errors Having an EHR will only fix the first issue. Documentation could still be missing or insufficient...
Dr. Halamka makes a great point here on structured data and the challenges of the analytics portion of the puzzle. Not too long ago I posed about mapping ICD codes to SNOMED and we had some what of the same ridiculous conclusion drawn which we all know is not really good here. Mapping ICD Codes...
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One small feature added on the right hand side, need a quick look up while you are on the blog, well it can be done. This works for both OCD9 and HCPCS searches. Just a note to let you know it is available. BD Also, don’t forget the page is loaded with Answers.com, just double...
I am sure we are all in agreement that the new codes will allow for a better reporting system, but let’s first take a look at today and what is needed for a successful roll out, first off, money, something everyone seems to be running short of today. Second, is education, doctors, medical staff, etc...
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The Health Blog at the Wall Street Journal picks up on some influential health bloggers here and investigates nice credit to the bloggers ( KevinMD and Dr. Secretwave101 ) too! This somewhat shows how complicated the billing process is today for healthcare. There are thousands of codes used...