The below articles are all published in BC advantage
Magazine and written and contributed by Jennifer
Avery, CCS, CPC-H, CPC, CPC-I
Jennifer Avery, CCS, CPC-H, CPC, CPC-I Senior regulatory specialist
at HCPro, Inc
ICD-10-PCS Introduces Procedure Guidelines and Coder Confusion
Currently, we only have a little advice when it comes to coding procedures using ICD-9-CM volume 3 codes and most of that comes from AHA Coding Clinic. So I was really excited to see that the cooperating parties developed guidelines with the new ICD-...
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Understanding Principal Diagnosis Selection
By: Jennifer Avery, CCS, CPC-H, CPC, CPC-I
Inpatient coders often struggle with principal diagnosis selection. A clear understanding of the definition of principal diagnosis and the factors that play into principal diagnosis selection is extreme...
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2011 ICD-9-CM Coding Changes
In looking at the new ICD-9-CM coding changes that go in effect October 1, 2010, you may be wondering if we are moving forward in the data collection in preparation for ICD-10 or if we are losing ground. There are some very exciting changes that help...
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