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Issue 5, February 1, 2012

• JustCoding Virtual Summit: ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

  JustCoding Virtual Summit: ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

• New on JustCoding Platinum!

  New on JustCoding Platinum!

• Unclear documentation fuels ongoing challenges in assigning appropriate POA indicator

  The task of assigning the appropriate present on admission (POA) indicator for various conditions...

• Use encoders alongside of critical reasoning and clinical knowledge

  A coder can be misled when coding directly from an encoder, and heavy dependence on one can...

• Permanent RAC program changes and new Medicaid program and pre-bill audit demonstration under way

  Just when you thought you had your RAC processes in place, more changes appear on the horizon. CMS...

• Healthcare News: CMS posts January issue of provider compliance newsletter

  The January issue of Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter (volume 2, issue 2...

• Q&A: Coding for appendiceal stump syndrome

  QUESTION: A physician admits a 30-year-old male with lower abdominal pain. A CT scan showed...

• ICD-10 Competency Assessment for Coders: Anatomy and Physiology--Integumentary System

  This sample of ICD-10 questions about the integumentary system is an excerpt from HCPro’s...

• Integumentary System Answer Key

  Integumentary System Answer Key

• Continuing education credits

  Continuing education credits

• POA Guidelines

  POA Guidelines

Issue 3, January 18, 2012

• JustCoding Virtual Summit: ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

  JustCoding Virtual Summit: ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

• New on JustCoding Platinum!

  New on JustCoding Platinum!

• Is computer-assisted coding friend or foe?

  Computer-assisted coding (CAC) is a hot topic these days. Many industry experts claim that CAC is...

• Manage the changing nature of HIM jobs

  Times are changing, and, most likely, so are the jobs of your health information management (HIM...

• Cardiomyopathy: Know intent of codes reported

  The goals of coding should always be ensuring data accuracy and capturing a patient's true clinical...

• Healthcare News: OIG report states hospitals capture only a fraction of adverse events

  The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) stated in its recent publication, “Hospital...

• Q&A: Coding for inpatient computer-assisted fluoroscopy

  QUESTION: I have a question regarding the coding of a computer-assisted fluoroscopy. Consider the...

• 2012 CDI Pocket Guide

  Authors Dr. Richard Pinson and Cynthia Tang provide detailed clinical and coding information...

• Continuing education credits

  Continuing education credits

Issue 1, January 4, 2012

• New on JustCoding Platinum!

  New on JustCoding Platinum!

• CMS makes several key changes to MS-DRGs for FY 2012

  Coders should already be familiar with the 285 new, revised, and deleted ICD-9-CM codes that CMS...

• How one HIM director turned his department around-and saved big bucks in the process

  When Jim Brown, FHFMA, RHIA, CCS, started working at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in early...

• Accurate hierarchical condition category capture hinges upon accurate physician coding

  Medicare Advantage plans rely on the Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) system for...

• Healthcare News: Deadline for Version 5010 compliance has passed

  Although the New Year marked the deadline for Version 5010 compliance, CMS recently reminded...

• Q&A: Procedure coding for an aneurysm at arteriovenous fistula

  QUESTION: A patient had an aneurysm at arteriovenous (AV) fistula, and the physician excluded the...

• ICD-10 Flashcards

  This is a sample of flashcards (part of HCPro’s comprehensive ICD-10 Training Toolkit...

• Continuing education credits

  Continuing education credits