Taking it Up a Notch: Amphion Unveils Advanced ICD-10 Training Options
With approximately 141,000 codes—more than eight times the number in ICD-9—ICD-10 is upping the ante in terms of complexity. In particular, ICD-10 requires a greater understanding of anatomy and...
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ICD-10 Coding Tip – Xenograft
Xenograft – 6th character for device By: Anne Pavlik, RHIT Senior Education Consultant This Week’s Tip: Definition Optum™ Coder’s Dictionary defines “Xenograft” as tissue that is harvested from one...
View ArticleAmphion Unveils ICD-10 Competency Assessments at the 86th Annual AHIMA...
MADISON, WI – (Sept. 25, 2014) Amphion Medical Solutions, a leading provider of advanced transcription and coding solutions and services, unveiled its ICD-10 Competency Assessments today in advance of...
View ArticleAmphion Launches Intermediate and Advanced ICD-10 Training for a Deeper Dive...
MADISON, WI – (Sept 26, 2014) Amphion Medical Solutions, a leading provider of advanced transcription and coding solutions and services, announced today it is now offering Intermediate and Advanced...
View ArticleCoding Tips to Ease the Move to ICD-10
Making the leap to ICD-10 is a challenge for even the most experienced coder. With eight times the number of codes in ICD-9 and requiring a greater understanding of anatomy and physiology, achieving...
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ICD-10 Coding Tip – Spinal Fusion and Fixation
Clarification Regarding Spinal Fusion and Fixation Instrumentation By: Alisa Engel, RHIT, CPC-H Senior Education Consultant This Week’s Tip: Coding Clinic, 3rd Quarter, 2014, Page 30 Spinal Fusion...
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ICD-10 Coding Tip – Imaging Reports for Greater Specificity
Imaging Reports for Greater Specificity By: Alisa Engel, RHIT, CPC-H Senior Education Consultant This Week’s Tip: Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM, 3rd Quarter, 2014, Page 5 Use of Imaging Reports for...
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ICD-10 Coding Tip – Radical Resection of Level 1 Lymph Nodes
Clarification Regarding Lymph Nodes versus Lymph Node Chains By: Alisa Engel, RHIT, CPC-H Senior Education Consultant This Week’s Tip: Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, 3rd Quarter, 2014,...
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ICD-10 Coding Tip – PCS 7th Character of X-Diagnostic
PCS 7th Character of X-Diagnostic By: Anne M. Pavlik, RHIT Senior Education Consultant This Week’s Tip: Coding guideline B3.4 of the ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting states that...
View ArticleRumors Continue Swirling Around ICD-10 Deadline
by Minnette Terlep, BS, RHIT Posted on: January 7, 2015 As 2014 came to a close, ICD-10 proponents found themselves holding their breath as efforts ramped up yet again to delay the transition date. In...
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