Medical coding for mental and behavioral disorders in ICD-10-CM is different from that of ICD-9. Though some ICD-10 codes mirror ICD-9, there is expanded granularity for certain categories. More specific clinical documentation is required in such cases to choose the...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more people in the United States are addicted to nicotine (the drug found in tobacco) than any other drug. Many clinics are providing preventive services to help tobacco addicted people to control...
Treadmill stress testing is a diagnostic test that uses treadmill bicycle and helps physicians to check how well their patient’s heart handles the work and whether the blood supply is reduced in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. This cardiovascular exercise...
For most physicians, arriving at a proper diagnosis is not an easy task as patients’ symptoms and associated disease conditions tend to evolve over time. Physicians are faced with a lot of uncertainty and probabilities on how a medical condition should be pursued so...
As the ICD-10 medical coding system officially went live on October 1, all HIPAA covered healthcare settings are required to replace ICD-9-CM codes with ICD-10-CM codes on their claims (date of service from October 1). This significant replacement will have a serious...
