AHIMA Coding Productivity Study and Preparing for ICD-11

Published: Wed, 02/13/19

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has been getting involved in the development of ICD-11 through its participation in the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) activities, as well as providing...

Outbreak of Yellow Fever Reported

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which is in Washington D.C., is reminding travelers to get vaccinated if you are planning a trip to areas in which yellow fever is present. Which countries are affected by yellow fever? In the Americas, the countries are...

One idea to fix health care billing steals a tactic from major league baseball

In most markets, when a buyer and a seller can't settle on a price, they walk away. Medicine is different.

Doctors and insurance companies often sort out who owes what only after a patient has been treated, especially...

Physicians and the Opioid Crisis

It is well-known to the medical community and to the general public that the opioid epidemic has taken too many lives. The causes are myriad (I outlined these in a KevinMD.com article in 2016, the second most-read article of the year on that site, shared over 97,000 times)

Polar Vortex Hastens Need for ICD-10 Cold Codes

The weather has been rough for the people living in the Midwest and Northeast. The reported temperatures have been as low as -60 with the wind chill factor applied.