Pre-Code Hollywood

You should only code what is documented. The codes that are recorded need to be the same as what the physician has documented in the patient’s chart. A second item that follows the rules of being complaint is to make sure codes are reported in the correct order. Failing to do so can make a claim invalid and cause the claim to be returned. It is very important to stay up-to-date with coding changes in regards to being complaint. Codes change frequently at is the responsibility…

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…

This essay will explore why there was an emergence of modernity within French and British art and visual culture in the nineteenth century and how different artists responded to this. Under close analysis will be specific visual examples in distinct turn from two French artists, Gustave Courbet, Constantin Guys and two British artists, John Everett Millais and William Morris It is also necessary to…

museum that I chose to go was to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which was holding an exhibition that was dedicated to Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera, Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time. The piece that stood out to me the most was Pre-Columbian America by Diego Rivera that features indigenous imagery and creates an alternative view of America. The piece itself was made with oil on canvas with bright colors, which features many scenes that depicts the daily lives of the…