The fiscal year 2021 update to the ICD-10-CM code set introduced new codes to describe cytokine release syndrome (CRS), also known as a cytokine storm. A version of this article was first published ...

Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, RHIA, lead medical coding specialist at the Washington State Health Care Authority has the answer. Q: We have an elderly patient admitted to our hospital ...

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressed several misunderstandings around ICD-10 in its ICD-10-CM/PCS Myths and Facts guide. While CMS debunked some of the most ...

ICD-10, an international disease coding system, is mandated for adoption in the U.S. by Oct. 1, 2014, and will require health care organizations to switch from the soon-to-be outdated ICD-9. Srividya ...

Leverage benefits of the ICD-10 code sets: There isn't a chance to take advantage of the specificity of ICD-10 codes yet. But how to do that can be a bit difficult to imagine. Jahn sees an opportunity ...

After more than 30 years, a key medical tracking system now lists Gulf War Illness as a formal diagnosis in international ...