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The DSM, ICD and Transgender Pathologization

danabevan | Oct 13, 2014 | Comments (0)

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been targeted by transgender advocates as a source of pathologization for transsexuals and transgender people (TSTG). The DSM is used by those attacking TSTG people when they assert that TSTG have a mental illness that should be treated instead of granting them their civil and political rights. Some hatemongers also assert the TSTG, like homosexuality can be cured. Transgender advocates point to the total deletion of homosexuality from the DSM in 1973 as a milestone in depathologization of homosexuality as a model for progress in TSTG depathologization. Members of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), which develops the DSM, are pushing back. What is this controversy all about, anyway? I did some investigation and found some surprising facts. I also found some dirty little secrets about the DSM. Turns out the DSM is a sham and is irrelevant to the real issues.

First, here are the basics. The DSM is basically a list of mental disorders with numeric codes that are used in billing insurance and in accounting in government health services. It is a way psychiatrists and psychologists to get paid for treating mental disorders – or so it would appear. In the truth is something else which I will discuss below. There have been five iterations of the DSM and the current one is DSM-5. There are currently four billing codes associated with TSTG behavior in the DSM. In the DSM-5 (sometimes referred to as DSM-V) they are gender dysphoria in children, gender dysphoria in adults, autogynephilia fetishism, and transvestic fetishism.

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Clarifying The Transition To ICD-10 #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

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Clarifying The Transition To ICD-10

One of the groups upset over the delay of ICD-10 is the American Health Information Management Association, representing health information professionals.

According to Healthcare Informatics, the delay would “cost the industry an additional $1 billion to $6.6 billion on top of the already incurred costs from the previous one-year delay. This does not include the lost opportunity costs of failing to move to a more effective code set.”

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ICD-10 Implementation for Community and Critical Access Hospitals | #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

ICD-10 Implementation for Community and Critical Access Hospitals | National Rural Health Resource Center

ICD-10 Implementation for Community and Critical Access Hospitals

Date: 

Friday, November 2, 2012

Duration: 

67 minutes

Overview of the process involved in hospital transition to ICD-10 including gathering off all internal resources, understanding of timetable requirement and milestone planning process.

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ICD-10 training entails more than learning ICD-10 codes | #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

ICD-10 training entails more than learning ICD-10 codes | ICD10 Watch

ICD-10 training entails more than learning ICD-10 codes

Posted on Mon, Oct 13, 2014 - 10:08 pm

I hope you're getting some valuable information on how ICD-10 codes are organized through this series. Hopefully you're doing more.

Last week, Ken Bradley of Navicure reminded us that ICD-10 training and education means more than teaching ICD-10 codes. Medical coders need to reinforce:

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ICD-10 Could Help Track Ebola Outbreak #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

ICD-10 Could Help Track Ebola Outbreak - HIT Consultant

Infographic: ICD-10 Could Help Track Ebola Outbreak

by Jasmine Pennic 10/13/2014 

As the Ebola outbreak heightens after a Dallas nurse was diagnosed with the virus after caring for Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan before he died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital reveals a brewing public health concern. Currently, there is no specific ICD-9 code for Ebola and is classified as 078.89, Other specified diseases due to viruses.  The lack of specificity in patient data limits the U.S.’s ability to immediately track and respond to the Ebola outbreak from a public health perspective. 

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AHIMA Releases Helpful ICD-10-CM/PCS Documentation Tips #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

AHIMA Releases Helpful ICD-10-CM/PCS Documentation Tips for the Industry

AHIMA Releases Helpful ICD-10-CM/PCS Documentation Tips for the Industry

Written by  Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer | Monday, 13 October 2014 00:00

We are hearing lots about ICD-10-CM/PCS (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revisions, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System) documentation needs.

Yes, there is increased specificity to the code set and descriptions, but this is understandable and expected since the code set is an improvement over what we use today with ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification).

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CMS quality reporting updates in 2015

CMS quality reporting updates in 2015

Written by Ellie Rizzo | October 13, 2014

Much like with ICD-10, CMS' quality data collection has been somewhat of a rollercoaster for ASCs this year. Whether it's the influenza vaccine data collection, or data collection of postoperative procedures, ASCs quality data collection hasn't always been straightforward. The following are summaries of ASC quality measure data reporting and collection periods for calendar year 2016. 

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The Impact of Delay #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

The Impact of Delay

The Impact of Delay

Scott Mace, for HealthLeaders Media, October 13, 2014

This article appears in the October 2014 issue of HealthLeadersmagazine.

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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Why hospital CEOs should care about ICD-10 implementation - #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

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Why hospital CEOs should care about ICD-10 implementation

It starts with money, but ends with accountability and support

October 13, 2014 | By Julie Bird

Hospital CEOs should care about ICD-10 implementationbecause that's how hospitals get paid, Marty Fattig, chief executive officer of Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn, Nebraska writes in H&HN Daily. But many senior executives have limited knowledge of their organizations' preparedness.



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HIPAA 5010: Inability to View Version Indicator Fields #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

HIPAA 5010: Inability to View Version Indicator Fields

HIPAA 5010: Inability to View Version Indicator Fields

Written by  Chuck Buck | Monday, 13 October 2014 08:00

Here we go again.

Just as we have previously reported here in the ICD10monitor e-news about the industry’s half-hearted approach to 5010 adoption, new questions continue to be raised and concerns expressed about just how compliant the nation’s hospitals are. The current issue focuses on the inability of some providers and practices to see the version indicator field.

More on that later; first, let’s take a trip back in time.

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