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ENSURING A WELL-ROUNDED CODING QUALITY MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Is your coding quality maintenance program well-rounded? While the depth and detail of coding quality maintenance programs vary...

Coding pneumothorax and rib fractures has often been a pain point for many. Confusion surrounding which codes to assign, when to assign them and what...

Coding Sepsis:  Knowing the Signs and Symptoms Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It occurs when an infection you already have in...

Reaching Across the Divide: Bringing Coding, CDI, and Medical Staff Together to Improve Documentation Outcomes There have been many articles over the years published about...

TBI: Coding Traumatic Brain Injuries The correct coding of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can cause confusion… no pun intended. The coder needs to understand not...

FLU SEASON'S HERE – Coding Respiratory Influenza Every year, influenza season is considered to stretch from October through May.  The peak occurs between December through...

In The Know: Coding the Petersen Space Did you know that an internal hernia can occur in a Petersen space? But what is a Petersen...

THE GREAT OUTDOORS:  CODING BUG BITES, SUNBURN, OUCH, ETC. For most people, warm summer months mean a trip to the beach, lazy days by the...

Obstetrical and Newborn Coding Tips for ICD-10-CM and PCS   With the implementation of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, some areas of obstetrical and newborn coding have...

HARNESSING REMOTE RESOURCES FOR INTERNAL CODER TRAINING In the ever-changing world of health information management, the ability to train and maintain knowledgeable and highly qualified...