ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, Without Answers
ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, Without Answers

Author: Faye Brown

Publisher: AHA Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9781556483165

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The most widely used publication for teaching ICD-9-CM to entry-level and experienced coders. It is designed for classroom use. The ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook is the only edition published in cooperation with the Central Office on ICD-9-CM of the American Hospital Association. [The Central Office is an official industry body that participates in the editorial development, preliminary testing, and national committee and congressional hearings on ICD-9 and ICD-10 specifications and rules. Central Office staff are the nation's experts on coding protocols.] ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook provides more than 100 review exercises interspersed throughout the text and at the end of the chapters. These exercises describe additional information about a patient's background or present condition, and allow coders to practice their coding skills on examples that closely resemble actual patient records.

ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, Without Answers, 2015 Rev. Ed.
ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, Without Answers, 2015 Rev. Ed.

Author: Faye Brown

Publisher:

Published: 2014-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781556484001

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Authoritative Information from the Publisher of AHA Coding Clinic(R) The ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook is the only guide published in collaboration with the Central Office on ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS of the American Hospital Association (the official industry body that prepares AHA Coding Clinic(R) for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS). This new edition contains: -Format and conventions and current coding practices for ICD-9-CM -Use of supplementary classifications (V and E codes) -Up-to-date guidance on the coding of signs and symptoms, diseases, disorders, conditions, anomalies, injuries, complications of care, and more -Preview of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS -Nearly 40 tables and figures, including illustrations of human anatomy -An appendix on the reporting of the Present on Admission Indicator Quizzes, Review Questions, and Case Summary Exercises The ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook is designed to train coding students and advance the knowledge of working professionals. Building upon multiple editions of the most widely used textbook in academic settings, this handbook is also an appropriate workplace tool for evaluating the skills of existing staff, prospective coding hires, and temporary agency personnel. In addition to dozens of chapter-based and final review exercises, the handbook contains a built-in workbook of case summary exercises designed for students who have learned the basic coding principles and need additional practice applying the principles to actual cases. The case summary exercises (appendix B) are based on health records of inpatients and out¬patients who often have multiple conditions that may or may not relate to the current episode of care. Some exercises include several episodes of care for a patient in various settings. Supplemental training aids are available online to instructors of recognized health information management programs. Those aids include PowerPoint slides (covering the key points of each chapter) and additional exercises for quizzes, tests, extra-credit work, and employee evaluations. Please visit AHACentralOffice.com and register under "Educator Resources" to receive these training materials.

ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, with Answers
ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, with Answers

Author: Faye Brown

Publisher: Amer Hospital Pub

Published: 1996-07-01

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9781556481611

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The only guide published in collaboration with the Central Office on ICD-9-CM of the American Hospital Association. The Central Office is an official body that participates in the editorial development, preliminary testing, and national hearings on ICD-9 and ICD-10 specifications and rules. The Handbook helps coders understand the basic principles behind the classification system so they can apply the official coding advice provided by the Central Office. The Handbook has been used as the premiere coding textbook in the United States. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the three volumes of ICD-9-CM and contains 100+ review exercises. These exercises describe additional information about a patient's background or present condition, and allow coders to practice their skills on examples that resemble actual patient records. The appendix contains official guidelines for coding and reporting and information on the development and testing, as well as the structure, format, and conventions of upcoming ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding. It also identifies checklists, reference resources and strategic implementation issues.

ICD-9-CM 2011 Coding Handbook Without Answers
ICD-9-CM 2011 Coding Handbook Without Answers

Author: Faye Brown

Publisher: Amer Hospital Assn

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 9781556483714

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The ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook is the only guide published in collaboration with the Central Office on ICD-9-CM of the American Hospital Association. The Central Office is the official industry body that prepares the AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM. The Handbook helps coders understand the principles behind the classification system so they can apply the official coding advice found in the ICD-9-CM Coding Manual. Academic and in-service instructors can easily arrange course outlines and study exercises around Handbook chapters to train new and experienced coders. Each Handbook contains 100-plus exercises and review questions plus, 269 case summary exercises that are based on real patient records.

ICD-9-CM Workbook for Beginning Coders 2006, with Answers
ICD-9-CM Workbook for Beginning Coders 2006, with Answers

Author: Janatha R. Ashton

Publisher: AHA Press

Published: 2005-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781556483264

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ICD-9-CM Workbook for Beginning Coders 2006, with Answer Key, 2005, 78 pages (plus 56 page Answer Key), 81⁄2" x 11", soft cover, ISBN 1-55648-326-0, AHA Order No. 148026, $49.00.This Workbook is a self-learning exercise companion to the ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook 2006, and it can also be used as an ancillary text for classroom study. It contains hundreds of self-learning exercises based on real health records. The case summary style of the exercises requires the student to consider the patients condition as well as all relevant information provided: medical history, reason for admission or encounter, laboratory results, procedures performed, and the diagnoses listed. In all exercises, student need to apply pertinent coding principles and official coding guidelines in making code assignments and designating the principal diagnosis and procedure for each episode of care in clean, technically correct language.Challenging practice drills test the users coding skills in a variety of realistic health care settingsfrom the physician office to inpatient care. The answer key shows a list of correctly assigned and appropriately sequenced codes. The list of codes for each exercise is followed by a comments section, which explains how the codes were assigned and why some codes were not assigned. The comments also direct readers to pertinent entries in the three volumes of ICD-9-CM and often include references to helpful discussions and guidelines in the ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook 2006.The Workbook is also available without the Answer Key Supplement (ICD-9-CM Workbook for Beginning Coders 2006, Without Answer Key, ISBN 1-55648-327-9, AHA Order No. 148027, $45.00).