HIM & Coding - Current
Pages Archived - 2010
Pages Archived - 2008
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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
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2010-2011 edition, US 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
- 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)
- 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)
- Salary survey of coders - by AAPC, 2010
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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)
Discussion Boards
ICD-9-CM
- Official ICD-9-CM guidelines - CDC, NCHS; updated 8/23/2011 *effective 10/1/2011
- ICD-9-CM addenda - CDC, NCHS; updated 6/10/2011 *effective 10/1/2011
- 2012 ICD-9-CM code changes - CMS, summary tables of new, revised and invalid diagnosis and procedure codes effective Oct 1st 2011 (also includes files for code changes effective 10/06, 10/07, 10/08, 10/09, and 10/10) effective 10/1/2011
- 2012 edition of ICD-9-cm - CDC, NCHS; codes effective Oct 1st, 2011; for federal fiscal year 2012; free ftp download in rich text (.rtf) format; read file "Readme12.txt" first for info and descriptions *effective 10/1/2011
- previous editions of ICD-9-CM - as above, but for years 1996-2011
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FlashCode
- online ICD-9-CM code book w. 2012 codes
HCPCS
CPT
- AMA Coding Online - 2011 CPT Code/Relative Value Search, free online (new URL)
- AMA - CPT errata, 2011 corrections
ICD-10-CM & ICD-10-PCS
- ICD-10-CM - CDC, NCHS, 2011 release of ICD-10-CM
- ICD-10-PCS - HHS, CMS, 2012 ICD-10-PCS
- AHIMA - ICD-10-CM/PCS info
- 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
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 2003-2011
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
Links checked Oct 2011
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