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From my previous blogs, you know that I am a huge proponent of computer-assisted coding (CAC).
Have you ever come home after a long day’s work and after looking in the refrigerator and pantry wondered, “What should I make for dinner?”
You’ve heard the saying that “anything is possible”. Whether you fully buy into this adage or not – this may actually make terminology work difficult.
The FY2020 ICD-10-CM (version 37) will come into effect October 1, 2019. Most of the changes involve adding specificity to existing FY2019 codes

Keeping up with the Standards

  • Thursday, 31 October 2019 12:03
Chances are, whatever medical department you work in there are terminology standards with regularly scheduled updates.
The year 2019 marks the 250th anniversary since the Scottish physician and professor, William Cullen, published the book “Synopsis Nosologiae Methodicae”. He, and other pioneers in the field of nosology, made it easier for physicians to classify diseases and diagnose patients’ ailments as well as promote early tracking of health outcomes.

What is a HCPCS level II code?

  • Thursday, 14 February 2019 14:40
The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) was established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 1983. HCPCS used to stand for HCFA Common Procedure Coding System when CMS used to be the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) prior to June 14, 2001. 

What’s new for the 2019 ICD-10-CM

  • Wednesday, 12 September 2018 11:39
Here are the highlights from the upcoming fiscal year 2019 edition (effective October 1st, 2018):
Mapping between the code systems of different countries: A case study – CCI to ICD-10-PCS.