Medical Coding

Yes! It is finally here! Although there is little time left, it would be wise to make full use of whatever time that is remaining. By now all healthcare organizations must be through with the preparations and confident to roll out although with some amount of apprehension, and you’re not alone. Take it one at […]

The coming of the ICD-10 coding systems has so far received both positive and negative reactions and responses from physicians and other healthcare systems. The ICD-10 transition from ICD-9 codes is known to be causing much anguish among physicians especially as they fear it will bring down their reimbursements, given the various healthcare reforms that […]

  According to a salary survey conducted by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), medical coders experienced 8.4% average increase in their salaries in 2014. The survey also stated that the salaries of certified medical coders in the US have increased to an average of $50,775 annually. Alex PeterA Medical Coding Subject Matter Expert with over […]

Going through bouts of ailments or experiencing chronic illness, is not an uncommon facet of an athletes’ life. Sports stars like Tim Howards, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams and many more have gone public with their physical problems in order to spread awareness amongst the masses. Below is an infographic representation of some such athletes who […]

A common motive of the superheroes is to save the people from any problems or evil. This said, most of them are humans with extraordinary powers, of course when they have not donned their suit, and experiencing normal human problems is nothing but natural. We have come up with some superheroes that have experienced disorders […]

Change is disruptive, but need not be destructive. In the medical world, in order to capture the changing patterns of disease, the coded forms need an upgrade so as to keep medical diagnosis, technology, and treatment in sync with each other for the betterment of the patients. But, as the date of implementation of the […]

The entire US healthcare is busy with ICD-10, executing end-to-end testing, setting up compatible systems. The new code system will have over 68,000 codes & will cover the smallest and the strangest and the most unusual disorders/illnesses. With so much of hype, we have tried to show ICD-10 codes in a slightly different manner. Below […]

International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision; simply put ICD–10 (the full form does put a separate ring to it!!!) is set be implemented in October 2015 and there is no better time than now to understand what it means and how it is going to affect the physicians. The most important aspect they need to […]

There also are times when you fall or hurt yourself that is rather embarrassing or funny to explain. Nevertheless, such situations do occur and there are consequences to endure. Bumping into another individual or an object, only because you were too busy looking into your mobile phone screen, may call for a trip to the […]

The United States of America is currently following the ninth edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code which is published by World Health Organization (WHO). This came into effect in 1979. Hence, it was decided to modify these codes and with conforming to the guidelines set by WHO it was decided to adopt […]