Crossword Puzzles

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 […]

The topic “Intravascular Ultrasound Assisted Thrombolysis” was brought up at the September 10, 2019, Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. The issue presented was that no ICD-10-PCS code or code combination was available at that time to fully describe intravascular ultrasound assisted thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).  Related to this issue, it was noted that […]

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.” Social determinants are comprised of multiple factors, including education, socioeconomic status, neighborhood and the surrounding physical environment, employment, social support networks, and access to health care. NJPR has developed a second coding crossword puzzle […]