The most widely used publication for teaching ICD-9-CM to entry-level and experienced coders. It is designed for classroom use. The ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook is the only edition published in cooperation with the Central Office on ICD-9-CM of the American Hospital Association. [The Central Office is an official industry body that participates in the editorial development, preliminary testing, and national committee and congressional hearings on ICD-9 and ICD-10 specifications and rules. Central Office staff are the nation's experts on coding protocols.] ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook provides more than 100 review exercises interspersed throughout the text and at the end of the chapters. These exercises describe additional information about a patient's background or present condition, and allow coders to practice their coding skills on examples that closely resemble actual patient records.Although a decision regarding national implementation of ICD-10-CM or ICD-10- PCS has not yet been made, it is not too ... ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS have the ability to provide greater specificity, and you need to be ready to select the more specific code. ... www.ahacentraloffice.org American Health Information Management Association: www.ahima.org National Center for ... If you are really ambitious, work your way through the ICD-10-PCS training manual available from CMS.
Title | : | ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, Without Answers 2005 |
Author | : | Faye Brown |
Publisher | : | AHA Press - 2004-01-01 |
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