CHALLENGE QUESTION A 62-year old female presented to the Emergency Room with a chief complaint of chest pain. During workup, the patient was found to have non-sustained runs of ventricular […]

In my last blog, I discussed the importance of making valid data comparisons when trying to analyze the impact of computer-assisted coding. I used my own experience in charting my […]

The word “matrix” has lots of definitions, and three of the most common ones all describe an aspect of ICD-10-PCS (PCS for short). I know…why bother with yet another blog […]

Out with the old, etc. I hope 2015 saw the end of some ICD-10 habits we need to break—and 2016 is the beginning of […]

As a technologist, I can recall with some detail the anxiety and friction around the year 2000. The technology industry was in a state of panic driven by speculation that […]

Recently, I boarded a Delta Boeing 757 plane. The plane held 180 passengers with a cruising speed of 517 mph. My flight to Portland, Oregon lasted just under two hours, […]

CHALLENGE QUESTION An outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease has plagued residents of the South Bronx area of New York City this summer. At least 12 people have died from the disease […]

It seems that wishes are not just for fairy tales, they can come true after all. So far, it looks like the wish for an uneventful ICD-10 transition is a […]

Donna: Hey, Sue! We haven’t talked since AHIMA. Did you get back in time for ICD-10 go-live? Sue: Yes, I was in my office, bright and early on October 1. […]

Keep calm and carry on…that was the title of the first thing I ever wrote, in early 2010, about the hype surrounding ICD-10. Less than six months after the CMS […]

I’ve heard value-based care called “the new ICD-10.” I understand the comparison, at least in reference to regulatory disruption. But aside from the CMS willpower behind value-based care, I don’t […]

After decades of development, endless regulatory hurdles and multiple delays, the implementation date for ICD-10 has arrived. If ICD-10 had a theme song, it certainly would be “The Long and […]