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Re: Coding in generalFrom: ainsron (ainsron@sbcglobal.net)Thu Jan 10 08:48:43 2008
The ACOG website has some excellent resources, as well as a web-board that allows you to pose questions about complex coding problems and get answers from their experts. ACOG also offers courses throughout the country on coding. Check them out. Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Glen Elrod Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:01 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: Coding in general Thanks Hank. I think what really sparked the need for more education, is I tried to get as much as I could from the ICD-9 and CPT books. That was a waste of time, honestly. I then found a site called emuniversity.com that is written by a doc that became a coder. His cheat sheet for what each level of visit needs with regard to history, physical and medical decision making then became permanently on my desk as I would try to go through each visit deciding what I could code. I then went to my office partner and started rambling on about things like 2 bullets from 9 organ systems and 4 elements of HPI or the status of 3 chronic diseases, plus a ROS and then needing 2/3 for some and 3/3 for others and he gave me a blank look and said...I have no idea what you are talking about. So, my quest is to try and learn from the folks (at least those in the US) that have to code the same things I am coding, namely OB and gyn visits. Clearly to me, these rules were written with internists in mind and not the humble ob/gyn. Maybe we can begin to share strategies that work or templates for exams that meet certain criteria and make us all better coders. Glen
>----- Original Message ---- Coding may be one of the more useful threads, worth doing on an ongoing basis. I'm guessing many of us would learn a useful thing or two, even re areas we think we're quite up to snuff on. I'm glad you brought your questions to the list, Glenn. -- Hank
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