ICD-10 Monitor: Working with Physicians on Documentation for ICD-10
- By Dave Blackmer, MSC
- In AAPC In The News
- November 21, 2013
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Does the implementation of new codes drive documentation improvement, or is ICD-10 simply highlighting existing documentation concerns? AAPC’s VP of ICD-10 Education and Training, Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CGSC, COBGC, CPEDC, CENTC, recently answered this question in an article published by ICD-10 Monitor. Ms. Buckholtz also referenced the results of a study of 20,000 medical charts, demonstrating the percentage of documentation already sufficient to transition to ICD-10, broken down by specialty fields. She also discussed 5 areas of common documentation concepts that will require extra attention during the shift to ICD-10.
- Laterality
- Type
- Cause
- Manifestations or complications
- Anatomical location
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