Highway Code

took a great deal of time to transfer from ICD-9 to ICD-10, it took years! Although some are reluctant to have change, the WHO plans to present a new code book to the World Health Assembly by May in 2018. A new code book needs to be developed for the reason that there are new illnesses emerging each and every year. In order to keep the code book up to date we need to actually update the book while creating a system of coding that is specific to the diagnosis. I do not think the process…

and facts were shared to appeal to the younger and older class and to business. She shared a story about a sixteen-year-old writing code to help detect cancer to appeal to the younger generations. She shared stories of girls being scared to fail so they would not try at all. Also, stories about girls who believed that the problems were their selves not the code. These stories reach out to the older generations because no one wants their daughters, nieces, granddaughters, or friends to feel…

between AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and the CIMA Code, from the video? Both the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and the CIMA Code share some principles: integrity, objectivity, and due care. These principles provide an overall framework for the professionals, expressing auditors’ responsibilities. But AICPA Code of Professional Conduct especially stresses the auditors’ responsibilities are to the public, clients, and others auditors. Another difference between the two code professional…

local, and patient levels. Countries can use the ICD codes as is, though many, including the U.S., choose to create their own version…

simple enough. Assign a specific code to a medical diagnosis, treatment, symptom, drug reaction, or procedure. But, when you start digging into the details of how medical coding works and what it can affect, the liability potential of applying the wrong medical codes becomes apparent. Mismatched Coding Can Lead to Insurance Fraud Claims This is not a sensationalist headline. It is actual reality. Let's say a medical coder mismatches certain procedures and diagnostic codes on a patient record.…

Other codes can be used to identify procedures for open rib fractures. I know change is “just the way it is” in this profession so I’m trying to gear myself up for it. Examples of when you would dig out the HCPCS book :-) When a 68-year-old patient had a complete cystectomy they would need to have a catheter system supplied for them. You would find it in the HCPCS. When a patient goes in for nuclear medicine imaging procedure the contrast would be identified by a HCPCS code. When a patient…

parts of the body having the same code. Is it left or right side? This is not as effective and causes confusion. ICD-10 will be more “part of body” specific. Left vs. right and it also let us know whether it is initial or subsequent encounter as well as other relevant information. Number of Codes…

America has grown as a country in many ways over the decades. What was once a primarily agricultural country has transformed into an international military threat. America has not always stood at the top, but the creative minds that are the back bone of this country have helped the evolution of the of the American military. When people began traveling west most became farmers and ranchers to provide for their families. Things like meat, clothing, and shelter needed to be produced and built as…

have also shoved families and businesses off the cliff into the jungle of poverty and crime. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, recognizing the post-World War II expansion, launched his plan for the long-desired interstate highway system with the National Interstate Defense and Highway Act…

On some weekends, I worked with my father at his part time job. He worked at this plaza for its owner, and sometimes he required assistance, so I decided to willingly work with him at the plaza. When I was there, I would help my father clean and renovate the plaza. For instance, if he was demolishing or taking down something, I would usually pick up the rubble and take it to the odorous trash. If he needed to fix a water leak in one of the suites, I would help him find the source of the leak and…