Learning how to code diagnoses and procedures in health records may feel like solving a difficult puzzle. This revised and updated edition of AHIMA's coding instruction classic gives hands-on solutions for facing the challenges of accurate coding. An excellent resource for educators, "Basic ICD-9-CM Coding" provides the kind of detailed, practical information that can be used as a roadmap for grounding students in the basics of this vital area of coding. Completely updated for 2002, the text is a reliable source for the latest practices and procedures when it comes to ICD-9-CM coding. As a classroom aid, this basic text gets across the fine points of ICD-9-CM coding by making them more accessible and easier to understand for students. Step by step, this workbook details the structure, rules, and guidelines for correct coding. Organized to cover each section of ICD-9-CM, students get all the ICD-9-CM basics they need to make the most of their coding skills! Benefit from the special attention this edition gives to explaining the structure of the ICD-9-CM codebook. Students enjoy a hands-on approach to learning, complete with specially-designed exercises and examples that ensure they have an excellent grasp of multiple coding contexts (answer key is provided online). Includes ICD-9-CM code updates effective October 1, 2001. Instructors Guide is available for reference and downloading at the AHIMA Learning Institute.

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2002

Medical Books

Schraffenberger, Lou Ann

Administration & Medicine Economics

Amer Health Information Management

The coding process requires a range of skills that combines knowledge and practice. Basic ICD-9-CM Coding was designed to provide a comprehensive text for students. It introduces the basic principals and conventions of ICD-9-CM coding and illustrates the applications of coding principles with examples and exercises based on actual case documentation.

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding, 2005 edition

AHIMA

This unique resource draws on the expertise of a broad cross-section of coding professionals and presents real-life scenarios, so you can sharpen your management skills. The book is based on the latest information provided by practicing experts who know what it takes to be successful in the coding field- especially the ins and outs of management. 
This book includes chapters on organization of the coding function, recruitment and retention of staff, and quality control and improvement. Delve into almost every coding issue a health information management professional might encounter, including quality control, compliance, and even finance.

Effective Management of Coding Services

Business & Money

American Health Information Management Association

Learn what it's like to work in a coding department and competently manage coding services with this unique resource. Drawing from a broad cross-section of industry experts, Effective Management of Coding Services gives students and professionals exposure to real-life scenarios, so they can sharpen management skills while preparing themselves for almost any coding situation. 
Effective Management of Coding Services provides numerous examples and case studies to bring real-life situations and problems to the fore and to demonstrate how working professionals deal with the issues health information managers face every day. 
This resource delves into almost every coding issue a health information management (HIM) professional might encounter, including quality control, compliance, even finance. Gain knowledge about how each of these areas has an impact on other HIM processes and procedures, so you'll gain a sure understanding of how coding decisions affect other areas. Effective Management of Coding Services is not just about theory; it's the result of extensive experience, culled from professionals who have worked in and managed their areas of expertise on a daily basis. This textbook is designed for students in two-year and four-year health information technology and administration programs and as a resource for working professionals.

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2007

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Educational Book: Effective Management of Coding Services: The Clinical Coding Manager's Handbook.

Effective Management of Coding Services: The Clinical Coding Manager's Handbook

Medicine

This comprehensive, step-by-step instructional book provides the reader with a solid introduction to ICD-9-CM coding. Designed to instill the fundamental knowledge and practice needed to understand the ICD-9-CM coding classification, it helps develop essential basic-level diagnostic coding skills and offers valuable benefits to: The student who is learning the basic principles and conventions of ICD-9-CM coding. The educator who uses examples and illustrations of the application of coding principles based on actual case documentation. The professional who requires the official guidelines for coding and reporting. Basic ICD-9-CM Coding consists of 23 chapters covering each section of ICD-9-CM coding, from Basic Procedures and Diagnostic Coding, to the Prospective Payment System and the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set. There is a handy alphabetic Index to Diseases and a Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries for each body system in the classification. This book explains the supplement

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding

For three editions, Effective Management of Coding Services has helped train new and future coding managers and provided a valuable resource for those already in practice. Led by trusted industry leaders at the helm, this essential textbook and reference returns with expanded coverage of the wide variety of tasks, topics, and knowledge necessary to manage the coding function in today's increasingly complex environment.

Effective Managementof Coding Services

Basic ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Exercises

Allied Health Professions

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding Exercises

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Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2002

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding, 2005 edition

Effective Management of Coding Services

Effective Management of Coding Services

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2007

Effective Management of Coding Services: The Clinical Coding Manager's Handbook

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding

Effective Managementof Coding Services

Basic ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Exercises

Basic ICD-9-CM Coding Exercises