Author: Linda Kobayashi, BA, RHIT, CCS Editor: Andrea Wong, BS, RHIT For the past 2-3 weeks, we have addressed the cardiovascular system. Its impossible to cover everything and that has never been our intention. Keep in mind that we are painting with a broad brush. What is a Pacemaker? This week’s tidbit is on pacemakers. […]
Author: Linda Kobayashi, BA, RHIT, CCS Editor: Andrea Wong, BS, RHIT Happy New Year Everyone! Let’s get off to a good start with ICD-10. We hope you’re finding it a little easier now that you’ve had some experience tucked under your belt. We have been discussing the Circulatory System and will continue to do so […]
Author: Linda Kobayashi, BA, RHIT, CCS Editor: Andrea Wong, BS, RHIT For the past three weeks, we have addressed orthopedics. Its impossible to cover everything and that has never been our intention. We are giving you a broad overview of various body systems. For the next month we will be addressing the cardiovascular system. Problem […]
Author: Linda Kobayashi, BA, RHIT, CCS Editor: Andrea Wong, BS, RHIT This week we are going to continue our discussion on orthopedics and hip replacement surgery. How are you coders coping with ICD-10? We’d love to hear from you, as you could benefit from each other as well as us. If we know what is […]
Author: Linda Kobayashi, BA, RHIT, CCS Editor: Andrea Wong, BS, RHIT We began a discussion of orthopedic surgery with the 11/3 tidbit, spinal fusion. This week we are going to continue our discussion on fusion. Problem for this week: The patient, a 25-year-old man, was a passenger in a motor vehicle accident involving collision with […]
Author: Linda Kobayashi, BA, RHIT, CCS Editor: Andrea Wong, BS, RHIT Hi there Busters. If anyone would like to share his or her ICD-10 experiences, with us, we’d love to hear from you. We haven’t addressed orthopedic problems for quite a while and for sure, we haven’t addressed spinal procedures. Today we are going to […]
Author: Linda Kobayashi, BA, RHIT, CCS Editor: Andrea Wong, BS, RHIT As of 10/1/15, you folks now have three weeks of ICD-10 coding experience under you belt. How is it going? More difficult than you thought? Easier than you thought? Can you guesstimate how long it takes you to code an inpatient chart? Andrea and […]
It seems these days every HIM staffing agency wants new hires to take a Pre-Employment exam. There are several websites out there that offer Medical Coding help. Our newest Codebusters staff member, Mike Booth, took the time to check out a few and put together this great review! A note to coders: free coding resource sites should […]
Author: Linda Kobayashi, BA, RHIT, CCS Editor: Andrea Wong, BS Including today, there are only 10 more day to go for ICD-10 implementation! Though some of you have had formal or academic training in ICD-10, and have been following our tidbits, the bulk of learning for ICD-10 will happen through application in the workplace. If […]
Coding Tidbits Written By: Linda Kobayashi Edited and Posted By: Andrea Wong Less than a month to go! Are you ready for ICD-10? Take heart in knowing that we’re pretty much in the same boat; the new code set levels the playing field. If you’ve been following our Tidbits, you know that we are addressing sections […]
