Archive for The Month of January, 2014
Archive for the Month of January, 2014
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the month of January, 2014.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the month of January, 2014.
You can browse this month's archives by clicking the "More" button from any of the excerpts below.
Are You Learning From The Daily Lessons?
“Turning Lessons Learned into Action at Your Medical Practice” is an article over at Physicians Practice. I am mentioning it because the article brings up a great point about the things that happen to us daily, and whether or not we actually think about the lesson and learn from it… Excerpt: “Every day is full of lessons to be learned, if only we would pay attention to them. Lessons present themselves in various forms throughout the day. We make conscious and unconscious decisions every second, resulting in some type of action. Are you going to run that yellow light just as it is turning red? What if that jogger …
Is It Time To Prescribe Some ICD-10 Panic?
“Maybe it’s time to prescribe a healthy dose of panic” is an article by Carl Natale outlining the results of a survey showing that providers aren’t panicking when it comes to ICD-10. But this survey also shows that providers are not very far along in their ICD-10 preparations… Carl’s Excerpt: “I don’t normally advise panic, but maybe it’s time to make it part of our ICD-10 preparations. About 87 percent of the healthcare professionals who answered Navicure’s ICD-10 readiness survey aren’t panicking. They’re actually confident that they will be ICD-10 compliant by Oct. 1: 22 percent are very confident 23 percent are confident 42 percent are somewhat confident 9 percent …
Acute Appendicitis with Laparoscopic Appendectomy
A 33 year old man visits the emergency department complaining of pain in his right lower abdomen. Documented Diagnosis: Acute Appendicitis. Documented Procedure: Laparoscopic Appendectomy Other Documentation of the Encounter: “I spoke with the patient preoperatively regarding the goals, benefits, and risks of surgery. All of his questions were answered. He then received preoperative antibiotics, heparin, and bilateral lower extremity SCDs prior to induction with general anesthesia. Once the patient was asleep, his left arm was tucked to the side. Care was taken to appropriately pad the ulnar nerve. The abdomen was prepped and draped in standard fashion. Time out was performed verifying the correct patient for the procedure. …
2W0BX4Z Change Bandage on Left Upper Arm
ICD-10 Procedure Code – 2W0BX4Z Utilized for the procedure of Changing a Bandage on Left Upper Arm.
2W0BX3Z Change Brace on Left Upper Arm
ICD-10 Procedure Code – 2W0BX3Z Utilized for the procedure of Changing a Brace on Left Upper Arm.
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