Full Description
Coding and Documentation Compliance for the ICD and DSM provides professionals, professors, and students with a logical and practical way of understanding a difficult topic in healthcare for the clinician: coding. Established professionals will find the tools they need to comply with the ICD series, HIPAA, and integrated care models. Professors and students will appreciate having a systemized, standardized approach to teaching and learning the more complex aspects of ICD compliance. The interplay between the ICD and DSM manuals is also explicated in clear terms.
Contents
Author Biography Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Laying the Groundwork 2. The Coding and Documentation Standards 3. Coding in the ICD Series: The Indices 4. Assigning Diagnoses in Behavioral Health Settings 5. Understanding SNOMED CT 6. Coding and Documentation Compliance in Behavioral Health Appendixes