Tag: ICD-10 CM

Latest Diagnosis Coding Guidelines for 2024

Latest Diagnosis Coding Guidelines for 2024

Review the changes to ensure that ICD-10-CM codes are reported accurately On July 5th, The National Center for Health Statistics released the 2024 update to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. It is recommended that medical coders and auditors review these guidelines on an annual basis to ensure accurate reporting of patient conditions […]
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Clinical Coding Changes: ICD-10-CM/PCS C&M Committee

Clinical Coding Changes: ICD-10-CM/PCS C&M Committee

Throughout the years in the health information management field, we’ve always been deeply interested in clinical coding and even find clinical coding to be fun. With that comes learning about the annual coding changes: new, revised and deleted codes. That brings us to the ICD-10-CM/PCS Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee, how they work and the […]
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Diagnostic Accuracy

ICD-10, Diagnostic Errors & Payment Reforms to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy

In October 2015, physicians across the United States transitioned from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Ninth Revision to the tenth revision (ICD-10-CM, the US version of the World Health Organization [WHO] ICD-10). Although the ICD-10-CM was a new concept for physicians in the United States, the international variant has been available since […]
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