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dwebb608
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dwebb608,
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4/8/2014 | 11:51:48 AM
Re: Optional ICD-10 codes?
"Optonal" codes depend on the circumstances.  It means one thing when reporting to a payor, and quite possibly another when reporting to various regulators.

For the Orca bite, for instance, the health department may want to differentiate between an Orca and an Alligator to track who's doing the chewing as a Public Safety measure, but the payor might be more concerned with which pieces the biter left behind and what repairs were necessary.
Alison_Diana
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3/31/2014 | 11:33:43 AM
ICD-9 vs. ICD-10
In one example a CMS executive gave me, the new codes will impact patients and insurers in quite basic ways. Here's the scenario she gave me. Under ICD-9: In April, Johnny falls off a neighbor's tree, breaks his left arm, and goes to the hospital. Doctors fix him up and insurance pays. In May, Johnny falls off the same neighbor's tree, breaks his right artm, goes to the hospital, doctors fix him up -- but insurance balks, saying "We already paid for this." That's because ICD-9 doesn't specify right or left limb. Under ICD-10, the doctor has to state s/he is working on the left or right arm. The insurance company sees it's a different arm and paperwork goes through smoothly.

Of course, klutzy little Johnny who likes trespassing could ostensibly continue to break the same arm. But at least if he alternates arms it'll be easier for his parents to get the bills paid -- until they finally ground him or the neighbor gets a mean dog and/or a taller fence.
David F. Carr
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3/31/2014 | 9:04:18 AM
Re: How about some credit on image #1?
Nifty book. We linked to your website and to the page for the book itself, as well as mentioning the other resources you offer like PPT slides.
StruckbyOrca
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StruckbyOrca,
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3/30/2014 | 2:50:06 PM
How about some credit on image #1?
That's from our book of more than 35 illustrated ICD-10 codes: icd10illustrated.com
dentdavi
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3/28/2014 | 10:56:51 PM
Re: Optional ICD-10 codes?
The desire to code every possible problem, indcident, variation or occurence may be a bit over the top and obsessive. Additionally, coding systems will always fail to keep up with the times. Where are the "Shocked by the iPhone, subsequent occurence", and "Internet addiciton" codes? A better approach might be to create category codes rather than specific codes for every possible condition and provide spedifics defined in additional fields. e.g. Traumatic injury, mechanism - fell off ice yacht or impaled by falling flag pole (I have seen this one), associated injuries - femur fracture (can code for this),  or Laceration, mechanism - ran into mailbox, location - right forhead, depth - deep, length - 3.5 cm, etc.  
Ariella
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3/28/2014 | 9:15:19 AM
Re: Optional ICD-10 codes?
@Laurianne good point. It's a far cry from the keeping it simple imperative. No one can possibly keep all those in mind and will have to cnstantly refer to a reference source to be sure to be on the right side of the code.
Ariella
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3/28/2014 | 9:15:19 AM
Re: Optional ICD-10 codes?
@Laurianne good point. It's a far cry from the keeping it simple imperative. No one can possibly keep all those in mind and will have to cnstantly refer to a reference source to be sure to be on the right side of the code.
David F. Carr
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3/27/2014 | 5:03:18 PM
Re: Optional ICD-10 codes?
You certainly couldn't expect people to memorize 68,000 codes, or flip through a phonebook-sized directory to look up the right one. The burning question is how much of this process can be automated. For there to be 68,000 codes tracked in a database is not a bad thing, as long as the database application does most of the work. Providers will need to have a familiarity with the codes that occur most commonly for their specialties (which might not include orca bites). The EHR vendors are all competing to show how they can simplify the process of identifying the right code or set of codes for the right condition. Some will do a better job of pulling this off than others. Maybe even in the best case, it will still be a pain to adapt, but it doesn't necessarily have to be pure torture.

Also, remember that some of those 68,000 codes are elaborations on a base code, all those left/right, first encounter/subsequent encounter distinctions.
Laurianne
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3/27/2014 | 4:42:39 PM
Re: Optional ICD-10 codes?
68,000 codes. This is the kind of detail that brings home how complex medical regulation has become. Doesn't this just not pass your common sense test?
David F. Carr
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3/27/2014 | 12:47:12 PM
In defense of medical documentation
The column linked below from ICD10monitor.com defends the new coding as good documentation, offering these comparisons:

Restaurants:

Imagine ordering a filet mignon (medium-rare), braised asparagus with hollandaise sauce, and a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valley, 2008. If the waiter documents "meat unspecified, vegetable with a sauce, and glass of unspecified wine," it is unlikely that any physician would pay the $90 bill listing these items.

Air Travel:

Imagine if you are on a plane and the pilot announces that "we will be flying to an unspecified location arriving at an unspecified time. By the way, I didn't do the flight check list because I hate cookbook flying."

- from ICD-10: The Burden of Documentation http://buff.ly/1mwP2ij

In other words, doctors and health IT folks should suck it up and make this work.
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