Integrating from ICD-9 to ICD-10 « garrettcolglazier
These past two years, hospitals and physician offices across the country were preparing for one of the biggest changes to occur in healthcare, the implementation of ICD-10 CM/PCS. Those organizations that had fallen behind on their implementation process were relieved to find out that the date of ICD-10 was to be pushed back from October of 2013 to October of 2014. This side of the spectrum had a big say in whether the date should be pushed back because of their lack of preparation in the first place.
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11/5/14
Using Clinical Data Analytics To Support Your Clients’ Most Important Goals #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT
Using Clinical Data Analytics To Support Your Clients’ Most Important Goals
By Megan Williams, contributing writer
The organizational impact of EHR (electronic health record) systems on your clients is possibly best managed and improved through refining the content of the records itself. With ICD-10 looming, this fine-tuning process is becoming even more important in aligning EHR performance with organizational goals. Clinical data integrity (CDI) is the bridge between the EHR and the metrics your clients find most important on a daily basis.
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By Megan Williams, contributing writer
The organizational impact of EHR (electronic health record) systems on your clients is possibly best managed and improved through refining the content of the records itself. With ICD-10 looming, this fine-tuning process is becoming even more important in aligning EHR performance with organizational goals. Clinical data integrity (CDI) is the bridge between the EHR and the metrics your clients find most important on a daily basis.
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Hospital CIOs dealing with 'intense' landscape #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT
Hospital CIOs dealing with 'intense' landscape
November 5, 2014 6:00 am by Dan Verel
Interoperable EMRWith all the rapid change occurring within health IT — from Silicon Valley and tech jumping feet first into healthcare with promises of disruption to Meaningful Use and ICD-10 to interoperability – the role of hospital CIOs is increasingly resembling that of an embattled soldier.
So much so that Jim Turnbull, CIO for University of Utah Heatlth Care, has taken to using military terminology to describe his job — VUCA, short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.
Turnbull tells the efficiently named CIO.com that things are “intense,” and for anyone who’s paid slight attention to healthcare, it’s not hard to figure out why. If the implementation of EHR systems and all the fun that comes with that wasn’t enough, the entire landscape shifted dramatically within a short three years.
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November 5, 2014 6:00 am by Dan Verel
Interoperable EMRWith all the rapid change occurring within health IT — from Silicon Valley and tech jumping feet first into healthcare with promises of disruption to Meaningful Use and ICD-10 to interoperability – the role of hospital CIOs is increasingly resembling that of an embattled soldier.
So much so that Jim Turnbull, CIO for University of Utah Heatlth Care, has taken to using military terminology to describe his job — VUCA, short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.
Turnbull tells the efficiently named CIO.com that things are “intense,” and for anyone who’s paid slight attention to healthcare, it’s not hard to figure out why. If the implementation of EHR systems and all the fun that comes with that wasn’t enough, the entire landscape shifted dramatically within a short three years.
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The Impact of the ICD-10 Delays #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT
HealthLeaders Magazine - October 2014 - Page 48-49
The Impact of the ICD-10 Delay
Scott Mace, for HealthLeaders Media, November 4, 2014
Despite a Congress-mandated fourth delay of the implementation deadline, ICD-10 preparations continue, though the effect on organizations varies.
Although Congressional action has postponed the ICD-10 coding mandate until at least October 1, 2015, preparations to adopt it continue at a slower pace, even though physician opposition to the mandate remains steadfast.
"We were prepared to be ready October 1 of 2014," says Randy McCleese, vice president of information systems and CIO at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky, which has 110 staffed beds and 2013 revenue of about $126 million.
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The Impact of the ICD-10 Delay
Scott Mace, for HealthLeaders Media, November 4, 2014
Despite a Congress-mandated fourth delay of the implementation deadline, ICD-10 preparations continue, though the effect on organizations varies.
Although Congressional action has postponed the ICD-10 coding mandate until at least October 1, 2015, preparations to adopt it continue at a slower pace, even though physician opposition to the mandate remains steadfast.
"We were prepared to be ready October 1 of 2014," says Randy McCleese, vice president of information systems and CIO at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky, which has 110 staffed beds and 2013 revenue of about $126 million.
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The AMA’s sometimes contradictory but evolving stance on ICD-10 | #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT
The AMA’s sometimes contradictory but evolving stance on ICD-10 | Government Health IT
November 05, 2014 | Carl Natale, Editor, ICD10Watch
I must confess I was shocked last week. Not by a ghost or Halloween monster ringing by door bell. But by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Yes, the AMA is usually considered scary by ICD-10 advocates. But they pleasantly startled me with a bit of relative whimsy by publishing ICD-10 examples of injuries sustained during Halloween activities — including being bitten by a vampire.
It wasn't all whimsy, of course, because half the post was used to explain the many ways AMA opposes ICD-10 implementation because of the cost, right alongside a pitch to buy AMA ICD-10 resources.
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November 05, 2014 | Carl Natale, Editor, ICD10Watch
I must confess I was shocked last week. Not by a ghost or Halloween monster ringing by door bell. But by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Yes, the AMA is usually considered scary by ICD-10 advocates. But they pleasantly startled me with a bit of relative whimsy by publishing ICD-10 examples of injuries sustained during Halloween activities — including being bitten by a vampire.
It wasn't all whimsy, of course, because half the post was used to explain the many ways AMA opposes ICD-10 implementation because of the cost, right alongside a pitch to buy AMA ICD-10 resources.
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Acute Respiratory Deaths Plunging #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT
The size of the study was impressive, but relying on ICD-9 codes has drawbacks. "It brings a certain lack of granularity in understanding the findings because of the inconsistency of diagnostic codes, said Dr. Stigler.
Acute Respiratory Deaths Plunging
Jim Kling
November 04, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas — Mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome has dropped by 31%, according to a 15-year retrospective analysis of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes.
A sharp decline from 2000 to 2005 might be related to the introduction of low tidal volume ventilation, researchers report.
No previous meta-analyses have demonstrated a clear mortality trend, according to Jared Radbel, MD, a fellow at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who presented the research here at CHEST 2014.
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Acute Respiratory Deaths Plunging
Jim Kling
November 04, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas — Mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome has dropped by 31%, according to a 15-year retrospective analysis of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes.
A sharp decline from 2000 to 2005 might be related to the introduction of low tidal volume ventilation, researchers report.
No previous meta-analyses have demonstrated a clear mortality trend, according to Jared Radbel, MD, a fellow at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who presented the research here at CHEST 2014.
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11/4/14
Just for fun, Don't fart during an MRI #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT
Afternoon funny
Don't Fart During an MRI
Posted: 10/27/2014 4:33 pm EDT Updated: 10/27/2014 4:59 pm EDT
I share this true but pathetic story to commiserate with other tortured souls who relentlessly endure and survive extreme humiliation. We're a group of accident-prone fools who regularly trigger embarrassing situations that would permanently traumatize a normal person. My experience this week will be difficult to surpass: I farted inside an MRI machine.
In medical terms, I had torn the meniscus cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between my shinbone and thighbone. In middle-age woman terms, two demons from hell invaded my body and lit fires in my knee and then danced around poking the raw nerves with electric forks. The pain was beyond intense, and the accident severely damaged my body so I couldn't stand, walk, or even crawl to the wine bar....
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Don't Fart During an MRI
Posted: 10/27/2014 4:33 pm EDT Updated: 10/27/2014 4:59 pm EDT
I share this true but pathetic story to commiserate with other tortured souls who relentlessly endure and survive extreme humiliation. We're a group of accident-prone fools who regularly trigger embarrassing situations that would permanently traumatize a normal person. My experience this week will be difficult to surpass: I farted inside an MRI machine.
In medical terms, I had torn the meniscus cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between my shinbone and thighbone. In middle-age woman terms, two demons from hell invaded my body and lit fires in my knee and then danced around poking the raw nerves with electric forks. The pain was beyond intense, and the accident severely damaged my body so I couldn't stand, walk, or even crawl to the wine bar....
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SCARY - You missed the sale.Remediator still the best value icdremediator.com #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT
We made it past Halloween.
Congratulations to all those who got to take advantage of our Scary sale.
You may have missed the deadline, but Remediator still provides the best value in the industry.
If you have need for tools to assist in your ICD-10 projects, let us help.
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Congratulations to all those who got to take advantage of our Scary sale.
You may have missed the deadline, but Remediator still provides the best value in the industry.
If you have need for tools to assist in your ICD-10 projects, let us help.
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CDI by Service –Musculoskeletal Diseases/Orthopedic Surgery #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT
Clinical Documentation Improvement by Service –Musculoskeletal Diseases/Orthopedic Surgery
Written by Laurie M. Johnson, MS, RHIA, CPC-H, FAHIMA | Monday, 03 November 2014 00:00
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third article is the continuation of a series of articles on clinical documentation improvement by clinical service.
Musculoskeletal disease treatment and orthopedic surgery: Coding of these services will be challenging under ICD-10-CM/PCS. What are the necessary documentation changes? Let’s take a look at some examples.
Osteoarthritis: The documentation of osteoarthritis does not change significantly between the two classification systems. ICD-10-CM has the sub-classifications of secondary, primary, post-traumatic, and generalized, which is different from the “localized” and “generalized” classifications used in ICD-9-CM. The most obvious change between the two is that ICD-10-CM can identify laterality, which should impact claims editing. For example, X-rays performed on the right knee should have a diagnosis that identifies the right knee.
Complications of a Device: These can include mechanical issues and infections in both classification systems, but ICD-10-CM provides more specificity regarding the joint (laterality and anatomic site) with the complication. The complication type (loosening, pain, infection, prosthetic fracture, misalignment, etc.) should be clearly documented in the clinical information. Both classification systems have an instruction to add the joint replacement status code. For example, in ICD-9-CM, 996.44 represents the peri-prosthetic fracture around the prosthetic joint. If the knee joint is the problem area, then V43.65 would be an additional code. In ICD-10-CM, T84.842A represents the peri-prosthetic fracture around the right knee joint. In this case, the “use additional code to indicate the joint replacement status” is not needed. ICD-10-CM provides more information in one code regarding the laterality, the exact site, and the episode of care. In the previous example, while ICD-9-CM does give specific information regarding the type of complication, it never provides the laterality specificity.
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Written by Laurie M. Johnson, MS, RHIA, CPC-H, FAHIMA | Monday, 03 November 2014 00:00
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third article is the continuation of a series of articles on clinical documentation improvement by clinical service.
Musculoskeletal disease treatment and orthopedic surgery: Coding of these services will be challenging under ICD-10-CM/PCS. What are the necessary documentation changes? Let’s take a look at some examples.
Osteoarthritis: The documentation of osteoarthritis does not change significantly between the two classification systems. ICD-10-CM has the sub-classifications of secondary, primary, post-traumatic, and generalized, which is different from the “localized” and “generalized” classifications used in ICD-9-CM. The most obvious change between the two is that ICD-10-CM can identify laterality, which should impact claims editing. For example, X-rays performed on the right knee should have a diagnosis that identifies the right knee.
Complications of a Device: These can include mechanical issues and infections in both classification systems, but ICD-10-CM provides more specificity regarding the joint (laterality and anatomic site) with the complication. The complication type (loosening, pain, infection, prosthetic fracture, misalignment, etc.) should be clearly documented in the clinical information. Both classification systems have an instruction to add the joint replacement status code. For example, in ICD-9-CM, 996.44 represents the peri-prosthetic fracture around the prosthetic joint. If the knee joint is the problem area, then V43.65 would be an additional code. In ICD-10-CM, T84.842A represents the peri-prosthetic fracture around the right knee joint. In this case, the “use additional code to indicate the joint replacement status” is not needed. ICD-10-CM provides more information in one code regarding the laterality, the exact site, and the episode of care. In the previous example, while ICD-9-CM does give specific information regarding the type of complication, it never provides the laterality specificity.
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Cerner ICD-10 cut-over testing #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT
ISSUU - Cerner Women's Health Newsletter_November 2014 by Cerner
Cerner ICD-10 cut-over testing featured
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Cerner ICD-10 cut-over testing featured
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