BC Advantage - 2017 Issue 4

The State of Coding

It's hard to imagine that it's been more than a year since ICD-10 implementation finally happened. Even with comprehensive training in place prior to the new set of 68,000 codes, coders haven't seen an improvement in productivity. Per a report by The American Health Information Management Association Foundation (AHIMA), coding productivity has stabilized, with providers seeing a 10-15 percent decrease since ICD-10 implementation. This doesn't mean providers can take it easy, as there are still lingering issues in the future that will affect coders, such as the 260 new diabetes combination codes formulated for reporting manifestations and 3...

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