Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Crossword Puzzle
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), proposed codes and modifications to the Tabular for reporting dementia, and a new drug, – Aduhelm, recently approved by the FDA to treat Alzheimer’s disease, all result in new coding changes. NJPR has developed a coding crossword puzzle to help reinforce correct coding. Please download the crossword puzzle below, and submit your […]
Read moreDementia and Alzheimer’s Disease – Facts, Figures and Proposed Code Changes
Background In this blog we discuss Alzheimer’s disease (AD), proposed codes and modifications to the Tabular for reporting dementia, and a new drug, – Aduhelm, recently approved by the FDA to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Increased attention to and a renewed focus on treatments for Alzheimer ’s disease (AD) occurred when the Food and Drug Administration […]
Read moreFY 2022 PCS Guidelines Crossword Puzzle
This fall there will be revisions to three FY2022 ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, effective October 1, 2022. NJPR has developed a coding crossword puzzle to help reinforce correct coding and awareness of these revisions. Please download the crossword puzzle below, and submit your completed puzzle via the contact form to the right. Hint: Answers […]
Read moreWhat’s Outdated and What’s Updated – Three ICD-10-PCS Guideline Changes for FY2022
Introduction In this blog, we will discuss the revisions of three FY2022 ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, effective October 1, 2022. Background The “Procedure Coding System” known as “ICD-10-PCS” or simply “PCS” was developed in the 1990’s by 3M under contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It was developed […]
Read moreZoonotic Infectious Diseases Crossword Puzzle
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that six out of every ten infectious diseases (60%) in people are zoonotic, meaning that these diseases are spread between animals and humans. NJPR has developed a coding crossword puzzle to help reinforce correct coding. Earn 1 AHIMA CE credit by completing the puzzle and submitting […]
Read moreViral Diseases of Zoonotic Origin
The ICD-10-CM codes for the diseases discussed in this blog are found in ICD-10-CM Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99) and Chapter 22: Codes for Special Purposes U00-U85) where the code U07.1 COVID-19 is located. Chapter 1 includes, “diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible.” Although we are not going to discuss the […]
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