HIM & Coding
MA's & Eye Techs
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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
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Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2008-09 edition, by the
U.S. Department of Labor, health information technicians (incl.
coders)
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Fastest Growing Occupations for 2006-2016 - 2008-09
Occupational Outlook Handbook, many of fastest
growing occupations are in the medical field (health information
technicians with an associate degree held the number six spot in
the 2004-05 edition, but they are not in the current top 30
list)
- Salary study of HIM professionals - by AHIMA, 2008, (incl. CCA, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT)
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Salary survey of HIM professionals - by Advance
magazine, 2007 (incl. CCA, CCS, CCS-P, and CPC coding
credentials)
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Salary survey of HIM professionals
- by Advance magazine, 2006 (incl. coders)
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Salary survey of coders - by AAPC, 2007, a pdf file (CPC,
CPC-H, CPC-P credentials)
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Salary survey of coders - by AAPC, 2006, a pdf file
(CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P)
Discussion Boards
ICD-9-CM
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Official ICD-9-CM guidelines
- CDC, effective Oct 1st 2008, 119 pages *updated guidelines
- ICD-9-CM addenda - CDC, Oct 2008 code updates *new 2009 codes
- 2008 ICD-9-CM code changes - CMS, summary tables of new, revised and invalid diagnosis and procedure codes effective Oct 1st 2008 (also includes pdf files for code changes effective 10/06, 10/07, 10/08, and 10/09) *new 2009 codes
- 2008-09 edition of ICD-9-CM, effective Oct 1st, 2008, for federal fiscal year 2009, free download in .rtf format, read file "Readme09.txt" first *new 2009 codes
- 2007-08 edition of ICD-9-CM, effective Oct 1st 2007, for
federal fiscal year 2008, is available for a free download in
rich text format (.rtf), read the "Readme08.txt"
file first for info and descriptions
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FlashCode
- free online ICD-9-CM coding
- ICD9 - free online searchable ICD-9-CM
HCPCS
CPT
- AMA - 2008 CPT code/relative value search, free online
ICD-10-CM & ICD-10-PCS
- ICD-10 Factsheet - CMS, general information about ICD-10-CM/PCS, a pdf file *new
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ICD-10
info - AHIMA
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ICD-10-CM - NCHS, July 2007 release of ICD-10-CM includes the
preface, index, tabular, table of drugs and chemicals, and
general equivalence mapping files
- ICD-10 lookup - NC SCHS, search by code or keyword
- HHS Press Release - Aug 15, 2008, the proposed adoption date for ICD-10 code sets is 2011 *new
Magazines
Medical
Online Coding Cases (free coding
practice)
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CCS Prep - Advance prep columns include coding practice
cases, 2003-2008
- Coding Q&A - by Advance magazine, cases for 2003-2008
- Quizlet Archive - at Just Coding, 2005-2008
Schools for HIM &
Coding
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AHIMA Approved Coding Programs - on-site and online
coding programs, no degrees, certificate level
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AHIMA
Approved Degree Programs - HIM/HIT associate
degree (RHIT), HIM baccalaureate degree (RHIA), and
masters degree (MS) programs accredited by CAHIIM
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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
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- and when it's time to take a break from studying, watch these
DVDs... ;O)