Because codes for Patient Safety Indicators often do not map directly from ICD-9 to ICD-10, the transition to ICD-10 may cause the frequency of adverse events to be misreported, according to a recent ...
Earley Law Group reports how ICD-10 codes are used to classify slip-and-fall injuries for treatment, insurance, and liability ...
Steve Claypool, MD, is vice president of clinical development and informatics, and Allison Errickson, CPC-H, is director of coding compliance and content, Clinical Solutions Division, for ProVation ...
No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...