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have many codes or rules that they will morph over time. They might honor them or they may abandon them as time goes by. Peter is a young boy who grows up in South Carolina during the time of segregation. His world gets turned upside down when he abandons his code of being a wealthy civilized boy who dislikes people with darker skin tone to immersing himself in the aboriginal culture, becoming what he knows as being “uncivilized”, and starting to be more hands on. Peter abandons his code when…

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…

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…

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…

As we look at the World Health Organization that produces and published the International Classification of Diseases system. In 1979 the United States made some modifications to the classification system and implemented the use of ICD-9-CM coding style. Since then healthcare around the world has rapidly evolved and needed to collect more information regarding different diseases and conditions that would affect the world’s population and which turn to a high priority. Due to the increase volume…

classification used in cause of death coding in the United States. ICD 10 cm is divided into two main parts the index an alphabetical list of terms and their corresponding code and the tabular list a sequential alphanumeric list of codes divided into chapters based on body system or condition. ICD-9 contains approximately 13,000 codes, a daunting number to deal with already. ICD-10 will contain a total of approximately 68,000 available codes. ICD-9 coders and ICD-9 billers are professionally…

Navajo code talkers are one of the main reasons why the United States conquered Japan and Germany in World War II. During World War II , both Germany and Japan thought they had such unbreakable codes, but infact, these codes were broken and their most vital information was released to the enemy. A variety of techniques were used to meet the goal that the code talkers pursued and overall, code and code breaking during World War II changed the outcome of the war, and helped led the United States…