ICD-10 Procedure Coding System

Family Theory Assessments and Application of Family Interventions According to the Family Theory, each part of a system is interrelated, dependent on each other, and affects one another (Codina Leik, 2014). Therefore, if one part of the system is damaged or dysfunctional, such as one member of a family, the rest of the system or family is also affected (Codina Leik, 2014). It is extremely important to incorporate this theory into assessments and family interventions in primary care. Both of my preceptors incorporated this system into their assessments and care. In the fast-paced emergency room, it is often difficult to take the time to obtain substantial medical or family history for patients. However, Ms. Trinidad managed to implement…

When you visit the doctor’s office a person doesn’t think about all the steps it takes to process your visit and what the office does to receive payment from the insurance company. As a patient, the focus is seeing the doctor, telling him or her the symptoms, getting the doctor’s assurance that your health will be back to normal in a few days to a week and getting a prescription for medication. There is a process to making the following steps work smoothly and precisely. The procedures begin…

In the healthcare industry, the acronym known as ICD 10 is a very powerful 5 character term, however what exactly is ICD 10? Why is it so important in the overall field of healthcare and what does is mean for the providers and the patients that they serve? ICD 10 stands for International Classification of Disease, Tenth Edition. It is the global coding system that all healthcare systems use, even internationally. ICD was formed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1989. It was made to…

Well the truth is, no one knows how long it will be until every office is converted to ICD-11. What we do know is it 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…

whether your office is ready or not, ICD-10-CM is coming. While its implementation has been delayed over the past few years, it's not going away. This update is more complicated than the ICD-9-CM. Things change. Diagnosis and treatment both have gotten more complicated in the past 25 years since the ICD-9 was introduced. That is why it is time to learn how to code and implement ICD-10. What does ICD-10 affect? Don't make the mistake of thinking ICD-10 is only going to affect coding and…

a) hospitals (ICD codes) ICD codes are used in health care to correctly state diseases on patients’ health files. Currently, the codes ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS are used in hospitals. The code ICD-10-PCS is used for inpatient procedures and consists of seven characters. The second and third components are characters that contain both letters and numerals; with each character able to hold up to 34 values. The components from the fourth through the seventh can be either alpha or numeric. ICD-10-PCS…

All scientists have different opinions about micro-expression’s time limit and recognizing them; therefore micro-expressions cannot be admitted in courts or used as guidelines in medical and national security fields. However, the enormous potential of micro-expressions keep scientists going, therefore in future there will be more studies and more data available about micro-expressions. To improve the recognition system of micro-expressions, scientists should use even more advance cameras and…

Everyday people appreciate the little things that have some comedic flair. Comedy has the potential to remedy both patients and the stigmas attached to their mental illness. For people with mental illnesses, comedy brings them a sense of fulfillment in a way. On the otherside, for the audience they stop believing in the stereotypes that society likes to instill in everyone. In fact, a comedian and actor Robin Williams was known as a genius on the audience 's side, but for him, comedy was a way…

The biological model suggests that mental illnesses have a physical cause, for example, an illness which could have been caused by an infection, genes, brain biochemistry or neuroanatomy (Cardwell and Flanagan, 2005). Bacterial and viral infections can damage the brain, resulting in a malfunction. An example of this is general paralysis of the insane, which is a neuropsychiatric disorder caused by a sexually transmitted infection called syphilis. Brown et al., (2000) discovered a link between…

Neurologists are experts in nervous system disorders, specializing in their diagnosis and treatment. Their work can be found in various settings, such as hospitals, clinics, and private offices, as well as in research and teaching. To accurately diagnose and treat conditions like epilepsy, migraines, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and stroke, they employ a range of techniques, including neurological examinations, imaging studies, and laboratory tests. Neurosurgeons are medical…