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I am a coding/billing student currently learning E coding. I am having difficulty understanding when to use and not to use activity codes (E001-E030) and E
external cause status codes (E000). Guidel... [ Read More ]
Code for Suture repair of the following : single layer closure, 4.0 cm, forearm;layered closure, 3.0 cm, hand; 6.0 simple repair thigh.Is code881.0 correct? E001.1 and E849.0 correct? Is 890.0 correct... [ Read More ]
Saying Thanks and Good Bye to the 2012 local chapter Officers!!
As we begin the month of December, it is often a time of reflecting and remembering. There is not a more appropriate time to “si... [ Read More ]
Coders and Reading
As coders, our normal work day requires a good bit of reading. Whether it is reading operative notes to code or reviewing physician orders and progress notes, we spend time readin... [ Read More ]
2012 PROJECT AAPC SET TO BENEFIT FEEDING AMERICA AND AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND
Since the inception of Project AAPC in 2010 by then AAPCCA chair Jill Young, the AAPC national conference ... [ Read More ]
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[COLOR="Red"]NOTE TO ALL WHO MAY WISH TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ... [ Read More ]
PARTING THOUGHTS FROM A FEW OF OUR 2011 SAVANNAH CHAPTER OFFICERS
When I learned that I was nominated as for the 2011 Secretary position, I was shocked. Having only attended a few meetings prior to ... [ Read More ]
Introducing: AAPC SAVANNAH CHAPTER 2012 LOCAL CHAPTER OFFICERS
We are very fortunate that three of our 2012 officers are current local chapter officers (Amanda, Wanda and Faye) and one is a past off... [ Read More ]
The Cigna Group will pay 172 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations. The U.S. Department of Justice DOJ announced Sept. 30 that The Cigna Group which owns and operates Medicare Advantage MA o... [ Read More ]
AAPC member Rosa Yanez CPC CRC CGIC CGSC has been a medical coder for 15 years and has worked for Humana as a senior Medicare risk adjustment educator for more than two years. Risk adjustment educatio... [ Read More ]
Understanding the rules surrounding interrupted stays in IPFs and IRFs is as easy as 123. When an interrupted stay occurs in an inpatient psychiatric facility IPF or inpatient rehab facility IRF a com... [ Read More ]
Using the right workload system leads to employee success. In any healthcare workplace employee accountability and engagement are paramount to patient and provider satisfaction as well as monetary liv... [ Read More ]
Embrace DEI data in applied behavior analysis and improve patient care for all. In the realm of healthcare the field of applied behavior analysis ABA has long been committed to understanding and impro... [ Read More ]