In memorium
Gerri Walk, senior manager of technical training for HRS in Baltimore, had the absolute best reason for learning to code in ICD-10. During the 2013 AHIMA National Conference in Atlanta, Gerri declared...
View ArticleAsk again later
Ever play with a Magic 8 Ball? (If not, there’s an app for that.) Ask it a question, shake it up, and get an answer. Usually something vague (and vaguely ominous) like, “Reply hazy try again.” Asking...
View ArticleDoubling up on birds
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me, two turtle doves. Hmm, you think he would have learned his lesson with the partridge. Apparently not. And apparently Mr. Whiskers isn’t hungry...
View ArticleSo long, 2014!
We’ve come to the end of another year filled with ICD-10 in the spotlight, for good and bad reasons. First the bad—we’re still waiting to implement ICD-10. We thought we were all set for October 1,...
View ArticleThunderclap coming for ICD-10
CMS is asking for some social media help in support of ICD-10. The agency is planning a social media rally to encourage the healthcare community to get ready for the ICD-10 transition. You can sign up...
View ArticleWho are you?
You know us and the staff at the Acme ED, Fix ‘Em Up Clinic, and the Stitch ‘EM Up Hospital. Now, we want to get to know a little bit about you, our readers. Please complete this short survey to tell...
View ArticleLies, darn lies, and survey results
We love surveys, especially about ICD-10. Seriously, how many ICD-10 surveys have you been asked to fill out in the past year alone? It’s very easy to look at survey results and think things look...
View ArticleData gathering
Great time from ACDIS conference general session speaker Donna Smith from 3M. We’re collecting data for the future. It is a little shortsighted to just ask, which DRG changes affect the bottom line.
View ArticleMeet the new blogger
We’re very excited to add a new voice to the ICD-10 Trainer blog family. I’ve (cough, cough) volunteered Steve Andrews to write for the blog. The joys of being the boss. Steve joined HCPro and...
View ArticleAnother House ICD-10 ‘fix’ is in
CMS and the American Medical Association (AMA) may have made peace regarding ICD-10, but it seems some members of Congress didn’t get the memo. Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tom E. Price, R-Ga.,...
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