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For courses in Medical/Health Information Technology with a concentration in ICD-9-CM coding.

This text provides an introduction to ICD-9-CM coding that is easy to read and understand but covers basic coding principles comprehensively. With its focus on diagnosis, symptoms, and procedures related to these systems, this text particularly looks at the difficult areas where students are known to have problems. Throughout the text coding principles are introduced and reinforced.

• NEW - New chapter—Introduces “Coding Compliance”, and specifically addresses the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

  • Allows students to understand the ever-developing field of health care.

• NEW - Additional learning activities—Includes twice as many as the previous edition.

  • Gives students the opportunity to review medical terms and concepts needed to select appropriate ICD-9-CM codes.

• Detailed introduction to basic coding principles.

  • Focuses students' attention on potential problem areas of study.

• Examples from the ICD-9-CM coding book—Help portray the text.

  • Allows students to visualize the specificity needed in coding.

• Emphasis on basic coding rules—Introduced then reinforced throughout the text.

  • Enables students to learn through repetition.

• Current text.

  • Allows students and instructorsto feel confident that the material presented is up-to-date and addresses current issues.

• Learning activities and coding exercises.

  • Gives students the opportunity to practice, giving them more confidence and enabling them to show what they have learned.

• Stress on the need for education—Emphasizes that a good coder must have background knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical record content, and computer skills.

  • Allows students to recognize the need for background knowledge as well as continuing education.

• Chapter objectives.

  • Enables students to understand important concepts introduced in each chapter, giving them the knowledge to accurately code.

• Worked examples—Clarify the text.

  • Give students a quick reference when they are doing the coding exercises.

• Internet sources—Include coding updates, coding exercises, and coding instructions.

  • Encourages students to search for these internet sites for further study.

• Instructor's Guide.

  • Provides instructors with valuable support in forming their course curriculum.

• New chapter—Introduces “Coding Compliance”, and specifically addresses the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

  • Allows students to understand the ever-developing field of health care.

• Additional learning activities—Includes twice as many as the previous edition.

  • Gives students the opportunity to review medical terms and concepts needed to select appropriate ICD-9-CM codes.

 1. Introduction to the Medical Information Coder.


 2. Introduction to ICD-9-CM Coding.


 3. Procedure Codes.


 4. Infectious and Parasitic Disease.


 5. Neoplasms.


 6. Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Disease and Immunity Disorders.


 7. Blood and Blood-Forming Organs.


 8. Mental Disorders.


 9. Diseases of the Nervous and Sense Organs.


10. Diseases of the Circulatory System.


11. Diseases of the Respiratory System.


12. Diseases of the Digestive System.


13. Diseases of the Genitourinary System.


14. Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium.


15. Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period.


16. Congenital Anomalies.


17. Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue.


18. Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissues.


19. Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions.


20. Injury and Poisoning.


21. External Causes of Injury and Poisoning.


22. V-Codes.


23. Diagnosis-Related Groups.


24. Ambulatory Coding.


25. Coding Compliance.


Appendix: Coding Specialist Certification Program.


References.


Index.

Medical Coding (Medical Assisting)
Introduction to Medical Office Administration (Medical Office Administration)
Medical Coding for Office Administration (Medical Office Administration)
Administrative Medical Assisting (Medical Assisting)

Laurie Dodson, RHIA, MPH, received her graduate degree from UCLA's School of Public Health with an emphasis on Health Information Systems. For the past 23 years she has been an instructor in Cypress College's Health Information Technology program in California, where she has taught classes in entry-level coding with ICD9-CM. She therefore recognizes many of the problem areas where students have trouble with coding.

Laurie Dodson's Being A Medical Information Coder is a comprehensive resource, essential for all beginning medical information coders. The Third Edition has been revised and updated to include the latest information on updated codes, coding compliance, and HIPPA, while retaining an emphasis on the foundational principles and skills necessary for all medical information coders.

• A new chapter on coding compliance
• Information on HIPPA's impact on coding
• New learning activities
• An emphasis on the principles of coding

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• Package ISBN-10: 0132425327 | ISBN-13: 9780132425322
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  This package contains:
• Being a Medical Information Coder, 3/E
  Dodson & Cox-Stevens | ©2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 288 pages
  
• HIPAA: The Questions You Didn't Know to Ask, 1/E
  Meyer & Schiff | ©2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 96 pages
  
• Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, 6/E
  Rice | ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 736 pages