What's new in documentation and coding for cardiovascular disease under ICD-10 #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

What's new in documentation and coding for cardiovascular disease under ICD-10

What's new in documentation and coding for cardiovascular disease under ICD-10

Posted by Clint Hughes

Oct 7, 2014 1:57:45 PM

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, killing 600,000 Americans every year. About 720,000 Americans have a heart attack in a given year, and 26.6 million American adults have diagnosed heart disease. High blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol and smoking are key risk factors for heart disease. Because 49% of Americans have at least one of these three risk factors, it’s highly likely you’ll see cardiac patients in your medical practice.  

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Getting to ICD-10 May Mean More of Your Own Effort #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Getting to ICD-10 May Mean More of Your Own Effort

No Guidance Given: Getting to ICD-10 May Mean More of Your Own Effort

Posted by Rachael Watson on October 7, 2014

Following the recent delay of ICD-10 to October 2015 and the continual talk from those of us in healthcare about how the time can be best spent until then, there seems few guideposts and signs along the way for managing the process. ICD-10 is more than a delay, more than a few conversations about a variety of codes that depict a variety of somewhat outlandish diagnoses.

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RWHC Webinar: How ICD-10 Will Affect Your Data #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

RWHC Webinar: How ICD-10 Will Affect Your Data



RWHC Webinar: How ICD-10 Will Affect Your Data

Date: October 16, 2014

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location: RWHC

City: Sauk City

Contact: Sheila Goethel

Email: SGoethel@rwhc.com

This free webinar will address how the transistion to ICD-10 will enhance patient quality and safety monitoring in new ways. To learn more about the webinar, please visit RWHC.



How ICD-10 Will Affect Your Data



http://www.rwhc.com/email/ICD10_webinar.html



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MDeverywhere Announces Integrated ICD-10 Training Portal #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

MDeverywhere Announces Integrated ICD-10 Training Portal

MDeverywhere Announces Integrated ICD-10 Training Portal

October 7, 2014/in MDe Insights /by MDeverywhere

MDeverywhere is pleased to announce the launch of its new ICD-10 training portal. The new training portal will provide a unique and comprehensive ICD-10 education solution that is delivered exclusively through Practice 1st, MDeverywhere’s market-leading revenue cycle system.

The conversion to ICD-10 will expand the number of diagnosis codes from 14,000 to approximately  69,000 and  the number of inpatient procedure codes will grow from almost 4,000 to an estimated 72,000. The new coding system will require more specific documentation from physicians about the care provided to patients. For example, ICD-10 has added “laterality” (i.e., distinguishing between left and right) to its structure.

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Now Available: Some ICD-10-CM Benefit Changes Effective for Dates of Service On or After 10/1/15 #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

www.tmhp.com/News_Items/2014/10-Oct/10-07-14 Now Available Some ICD-10-CM Benefit Changes Effective for Dates of Service On or After October 1 2015.pdf



Now Available: Some ICD-10-CM Benefit

Changes Effective for Dates of Service On or

After October 1, 2015

Information posted October 7, 2014

Note: This article applies to claims submitted to TMHP for processing. For claims

processed by a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO), providers must refer to the

MCO for information about benefits, limitations, and reimbursement.





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California Nurses Say They Are Unprepared for Ebola - #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

California Nurses Say They Are Unprepared for Ebola - California Healthline

California Nurses Say They Are Unprepared for Ebola

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Nurses in California and other areas of the country say they have not been properly trained or provided with appropriate equipment to deal with Ebola cases, KTVU reports (Lee, KTVU, 10/7).

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Why you need to learn ICD-10-CM codes instead of GEMs | #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Why you need to learn ICD-10-CM codes instead of GEMs | ICD10 Watch

Why you need to learn ICD-10-CM codes instead of GEMs

Posted on Mon, Oct 06, 2014 - 02:11 pm

 In case you're tempted to skip ICD-10 training and rely on general equivalency mapping (GEMs) to convert ICD-9 codes, let me offer you some valuable advice.

Don't.

Michelle A. Leppert explains why GEMs are not the right way to figure out ICD-10 codes:

"GEMs will get you to the correct neighborhood, but they won’t get you to the front door."

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Use GEMs as a starting point, not an end point | #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Use GEMs as a starting point, not an end point | ICD-10 Trainer

Use GEMs as a starting point, not an end point

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange’s (WEDI) most recent survey on ICD-10 readiness included a particularly alarming (at least to me) statistic: Approximately 25% of the 324 providers who responded to the survey plan only to do crosswalking from ICD-9 to ICD-10.

That percentage roughly doubled in a year and it represents a pretty big concern for anyone interested in data integrity and getting paid.

Here’s why. General Equivalence Mapping (GEMs) like those CMS posts and other crosswalks are tools to help coders and, like any tool, they have their good points and bad points. Good point: they give coders a place to start. Bad point: they don’t get you to the final code

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Browse back to the home page and click a few links.  The vendors seem to be ICD related so they may have information to offer.

Another option would be to visit ICDRemediator and buy a few accesses.  It is a tremendous value and can only help in your coding efforts.

Leverage the ICD-10 delay to address coder shortages - #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Leverage the ICD-10 delay to address coder shortages - Community Blog

Leverage the ICD-10 delay to address coder shortages

Posted by: adelvecchio 

Guest post by Minnette Terlep, vice president of business development and chief compliance officer, Amphion Medical Solutions

The one-year delay in the transition to ICD-10 is considered by some healthcare professionals to be a significant setback in the progress healthcare systems had made toward implementing the expanded code set. The ICD-10 delay will likely create a financial burden for those that heeded vows from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that there would be no further delays. Many existing preparations were rendered largely useless because of the “use or lose it” nature of the skills so carefully honed in ICD-10 training programs.

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