HIM & Coding
Archived Pages
Coding
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HIM & Medical Coding Links
Associations
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AHIMA -
American Health Information Management Association,
not-for-profit organization founded in 1928, offers HIM
and coding credentials for hospital and outpatient settings, the
premiere association for HIM professionals
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AAPC -
American Academy of Professional Coders, for-profit, offers
outpatient coding credentials
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ACMCS -
American College of Medical Coding Specialists, new not-for-profit organization for outpatient coders,
will offer coding credentials starting in
2008
Career
- O-Net - Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
- Advance - Career choices in coding, Nov 2009
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2010-2011 edition, US Dept of Labor, health information technicians (incl. coders) * new 2010-2011 edition
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2008-09 edition,
U.S. Dept of Labor, health information technicians (incl.
coders)
- Fastest Growing Occupations for 2008-2018 - Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Dept of Labor, many of fastest
growing occupations are in the medical field
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Fastest Growing Occupations for 2006-2016 - Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Dept of Labor
- Salary study of HIM professionals - by AHIMA, 2008 (incl. CCA, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT)
- Salary survey of HIM professionals - by Advance magazine, 2009 (incl. coders with AHIMA credentials CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA and AAPC credentials CPC, CPC-H) * new 2009 survey
- Salary survey of HIM professionals - by Advance magazine, 2008 (incl. coders)
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Salary survey of HIM professionals - by Advance
magazine, 2007 (incl. coders)
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Salary survey of HIM professionals
- by Advance magazine, 2006 (incl. coders)
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Salary surveys of coders - by AAPC, 2006-2009 (AAPC credentials only; CPC,
CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-A, CPC-I, and specialty) * incl. 2009
Discussion Boards
ICD-9-CM
- Official ICD-9-CM guidelines - CDC, NCHS; effective Oct 1st, 2009 (the URL has changed, CDC has redesigned the ICD pages) * guidelines updated for Oct 2009
- ICD-9-CM addenda - CDC, NCHS; Oct 2009 updates, index and tabular addenda and errata (new URL) * new 2010 codes
- 2010 ICD-9-CM code changes - CMS, summary tables of new, revised and invalid diagnosis and procedure codes effective Oct 1st 2009 (also includes pdf files for code changes effective 10/06, 10/07, and 10/08) * new 2010 codes
- 2010 edition of ICD-9-cm - CDC, NCHS; codes effective Oct 1st, 2009; for federal fiscal year 2010; free ftp download in rich text (.rtf) format; read file "Readme10.txt" first for info and descriptions * new 2010 codes
- previous editions of ICD-9-CM - as above, but for years 1996-2009
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FlashCode
- online ICD-9-CM code book
- ICD9 - online ICD-9-CM code book
- irp - online DRG calculator
HCPCS
CPT
- AMA - 2010 CPT code/relative value search, free online
- AMA - CPT errata, corrections to the 2010 CPT Professional Edition manual
- AMA - cat. I vaccine codes, cat. II and III codes
ICD-10-CM & ICD-10-PCS
- ICD-10-CM - CDC/NCHS, 2010 update of ICD-10-CM (new URL, CDC has redesigned the ICD-10 pages)
- ICD-10-PCS - HHS/CMS, 2010 ICD-10-PCS (new URL)
- AHIMA - ICD-10 info (new URL 2010)
- HHS/CMS - Jan 15, 2009; HHS modifies HIPAA code sets (ICD-10) and electronic transactions standards; final rules; compliance date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS classification sets is established as October 1, 2013
- HHS - Aug 15, 2008 news release, the proposed adoption date for ICD-10 code sets is 2011 (final rule is 2013, see above)
- NC SCHS - ICD-10 lookup, search by code or keyword
Magazines
Medical
Online Coding Cases (free coding
practice)
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CCS Prep - Advance prep columns include coding practice
cases, 2003-2009
- Coding Q&A - by Advance magazine, cases for 2003-2010
- Quizlet Archive - at Just Coding, 2005-2010
Schools for HIM &
Coding
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AHIMA Approved Coding Programs - on-site and online
coding programs, no degrees, certificate level
- AHIMA Coding Basics - self-spaced online medical coding
course, teaches the skills you need to become a coding
professional
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AHIMA's
Distance Education - programs in HIM, e-HIM, coding
(basic, specialty, hospital, clinic), cancer registry, HIPAA,
and more
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CAHIIM -
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and
Information Management Education accredits HIM programs; HIM/HIT associate
degree (RHIT), HIM baccalaureate degree (RHIA), and
masters degree (MS) programs
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- and when it's time to take a break from studying, watch these
DVDs... ;O)