ICD-9-CM 2008 Coding Handbook, with Answers: 2008 Revised Edition (ICD-9-CM CODING HANDBOOK WITH ANSWERS (FAYE BROWN'S)) - Softcover

Brown, Faye

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556483422 ISBN 13: 9781556483424

Publisher: Amer Hospital Assn, 2007

Synopsis

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 (AHA). The Central Office is the official industry oversite body and Central Office staff are the nation s experts on coding protocols and prepare two official publications in addition to the coding handbook: AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM and ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook helps coders understand the basic principles behind the classification system so they can apply the official coding advice provided by Central Office publications.

The Handbook is designed for academic and in-service training programs, in-service performance evaluations and individual self-instruction, and it can be used as a workplace reference. Instructors can easily arrange their course outlines around Handbook chapters to train new and experienced students. Each Handbook provides 100+ review exercises that describe additional information about a patient s background or condition, and allow coders to practice their coding skills on examples based on diagnostic statements. The appendix contains official guidelines for coding and reporting.

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About the Author

CONTINUING FAYE BROWN'S FORMAT, STYLE AND THOROUGHNESS. The first edition of the ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook was developed by the AHA s Central Office on ICD-9-CM staff and published in 1979. Faye Brown, in cooperation with the AHA s Central Office, authored and revised the 1980-2003 editions. Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, who worked with Ms. Brown for more than a decade, has led the team of contributors who have updated the Handbooks since 2003. Nelly is the director of coding and classification at the AHA, where she heads the Central Office on ICD-9-CM and the Central Office on HCPCS. She represents the AHA as one of the ICD-9-CM cooperating parties responsible for the development of AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM and ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Hospital Assn
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556483422
• ISBN 13: 9781556483424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 424