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I am reading the Coding institute number 4, April 2014 and there is a question I can't seem to understand no matter how many times I read it out loud. Anyone have any other way to describe this.
page 27
1. Will we have to change our notice of privacy practices?
Answer:
Only if you have specific ICD-9 codes on them, said NGS?s Alicia Forbes, CPC, on the call. For instance, if your privacy notice is so specific that it states, ?Please list the names and phone numbers of any family members with whom we can discuss your breast cancer (ICD-9 code 174.1, Malignant neoplasm of central portion of female breast),? this would have to be changed to the appropriate ICD-10 code, such as C50.111,Malignant neoplasm of central portion of right female breast.
I am drawing an absolutley blank face - head is spinning.
I do not see in any capacity how ICD-10 is affecting privacy. My ICD-10 code doesn't change the nature of HIPPA. Privacy is Privacy. If I don't change my ICD-9 code to an ICD-10 code, I'm still not allowed to talk to someone without permission. Additionally, once ICD-10 goes live, ICD-9 won't be an issue.
I cannot draw the line to each other how ICD-10 is affecting privacy.
Can anyone help clear this up for me? What am I missing?
page 27
1. Will we have to change our notice of privacy practices?
Answer:
Only if you have specific ICD-9 codes on them, said NGS?s Alicia Forbes, CPC, on the call. For instance, if your privacy notice is so specific that it states, ?Please list the names and phone numbers of any family members with whom we can discuss your breast cancer (ICD-9 code 174.1, Malignant neoplasm of central portion of female breast),? this would have to be changed to the appropriate ICD-10 code, such as C50.111,Malignant neoplasm of central portion of right female breast.
I am drawing an absolutley blank face - head is spinning.
I do not see in any capacity how ICD-10 is affecting privacy. My ICD-10 code doesn't change the nature of HIPPA. Privacy is Privacy. If I don't change my ICD-9 code to an ICD-10 code, I'm still not allowed to talk to someone without permission. Additionally, once ICD-10 goes live, ICD-9 won't be an issue.
I cannot draw the line to each other how ICD-10 is affecting privacy.
Can anyone help clear this up for me? What am I missing?
