Author Articles
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Be Ready for New Procedure Codes
Posted on Oct. 20, 2008There were 60 new ICD-9-CM procedure codes released this year, effective with discharges on…
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A New Era for Oximetry and OSA
Using pulse oximetry for obstructive sleep apnea screening has been debated and evaluated for years. As the industry…
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Revisions Address New ICD-9 Codes, Part 2
This month’s CCS Prep! column focuses on additional revisions to the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting,…
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Real-life Trauma: Inside the Registry
Vol. 18 •Issue 19 • Page 32Real-life Trauma: Inside the Registry Take a peek into the fast-paced world…
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Pharmacology Crossword
Across 1. Sympathetic Branch (Three Words) 3. Used to Calculate the Estimated Safe Dosage for a Child (Two…
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Avoiding Code Blue
Vol. 21 •Issue 19 • Page 23 Avoiding Code Blue What Asthma Patients Need to Know About Emergency…
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Revisions Address New ICD-9-CM Codes, Part 1
This month’s CCS Prep! column focuses on some of the revisions to the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding…
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Keeping Control
Vol. 18 •Issue 17 • Page 16Keeping Control Finding your balance in a hybrid record environment can be…
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Informatics and the Cancer Registry
Vol. 18 •Issue 17 • Page 13Registry Perspectives Informatics and the Cancer Registry Registrars report positive experiences with…
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Making the Data Meaningful
Vol. 18 •Issue 15 • Page 14Making the Data Meaningful Cancer registrars can make their data meaningful to…
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Coding Guidelines for AIDS, HIV Infection
To assign ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes appropriately for AIDS and HIV-related conditions, the coder must keep in mind several…
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Best Practices in Bedside Specimen Labeling
Vol. 20 •Issue 15 • Page 26Best Practices in Bedside Specimen Labeling Use these strategies to improve patient…
