How AHIMA is Responding to the Opioid Crisis
Chuck Buck
May 7, 2018
AHIMA hopes data gathering and sharing will help address the issue. Every day, more than 115 people in the United States die as a result
AHIMA hopes data gathering and sharing will help address the issue. Every day, more than 115 people in the United States die as a result
The importance of an effective outpatient CDI program cannot be overstated When working with a member of the sales force for a previous employer, I
Early documentation instruction sorely lacking Last week, during ICD10monitor’s Talk Ten Tuesdays broadcast, Larry Field, DO, treasurer of the American College of Physician Advisors (ACPE),
Women earn less than men in nearly every single occupation. Recently, I left my home base in southeastern Wisconsin and landed in the warm and
A recent study on gender wage discrepancy sheds new light on an old issue. EDITOR’S NOTE: Opinions expressed by ICD10monitor contributors are their own.
Frustrations arise over inconsistent guidance from MACs and CMS. Every single day, I get numerous email notices from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Coders are encouraged to learn more about the clinical conditions associated with the patient encounters they are coding. As coders, we often struggle with assigning
AHIMA is recognizing the contributions being made by healthcare information professionals throughout the country this week. The American Health Information Association (AHIMA) is celebrating health
“Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord, why don’t we?”— Sir Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder,
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally was published March 1, 2018 in the RACmonitor e-News A look back on the difficult end to a cherished friend’s
The recent escalation of mass murders prompts this article previously posted on ICD10monitor. EDITOR’S NOTE: At least 31 people were killed over the weekend in mass
Smith preaches collaboration, outreach, advancement on TTT broadcast. EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are remarks made by American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) President and Board
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