The below articles are all published in BC advantage
Magazine and written and contributed by Shannon
McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS
Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS Director of HIM and Coding
at HCPro
ICD-10 Implementation Date - Delay to 2014, 2015, or Beyond?
It seemed not so long ago we in the healthcare industry had the date ingrained into our brains -October 1, 2013 was THE day. No delays, no exceptions! We've been living and planning for this implementation date since it was first announced in January...
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Q and A: 2009 CPT code changes
Along with the many new CPT codes that come our way each winter, come many questions about how to handle them. Here are the answers to some common questions that coders may have as they work through the new codes for 2009.
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