ICD-10 Learning Challenges

Learning the medical terminology is very much like learning a new language because just like another language, a weird looking word can mean just so much more. Not only that but it gives us in the medical field our own language to use to communicate. This makes learning the terms so much easier to do. Learning these terms will take a good bit of time since there are so many words used to describe the body and illnesses that come with it. In the next paragraph, I will give you tips on how to make sure you are able to learn and remember all the medical terminology.

So far, I have identified and classified my learning needs in three categories. The first, category A, contains the topics that I know very well from theory classes and clinical experience. This category contains: health assessment, infection prevention and control, patient’s safety, pain management, medication administration, palliative care, surgery, emergency nursing, medical-surgical conditions, and diabetes. The second, category B, contains the information where I have some knowledge gaps: neurological disorders and trauma, cardiovascular system, ECG readings, endocrine system disorders,

As I type these words there are only 20 days until October 1st, AKA, ICD-10 transition day. Most people in the healthcare industry are wondering what that day will be like. What will happen? What will they have to do?

Decoding is very important because then it becomes easier to understand medical terminology. You should first break down the word by evaluating the meaning of the suffix, then prefix, and then the word root. This will in able a worker to identify what it is that is going on and be able to describe it to their patient and to the doctor or physician when asked. But first the worker needs to have a good sense of the origin of words which is called etymology. (Theirer & Breitbard, 2007, p. 1-4)Once you have the basic rules down you should be able to put words together and take them apart by decoding them. You also need to make sure that the spelling and pronunciation are correct because if a medical term is used incorrectly, it can become very dangerous and sometimes life threatening because you diagnose wrong procedures and medication. It creates a communication for health care professionals to make sure that a patient is treated with the highest amount of service and to ensure that they are being treated with the right medication.

21 DIAGNOSIS OR NATURE OF THE ILLNESS OR INJURY - Enter the applicable ICD indicator to identify which version of ICD codes is being reported. Enter the indicator between the vertical, dotted lines in the upper right-hand portion of the field.

This objective allows learners to know that they will be given tools to assess a patient’s health literacy as well as tools to create individual education plans specific to each patient’s need. The second objective states that staff will be able to assess a patient's learning style and incorporate those kinds of activities in their teaching of each patient. This learning objective sets the learner up for receiving instruction on how to assess a patient’s learning style and how to apply that knowledge to how to teach their patient. These objectives give the staff the tools to properly and adequately teach patients in a way that they can understand and apply what they have learned without fear of

In a clinical setting, medical information changes on a daily basis. Physicians serve as practitioners in the medical community. They provide key information to medical students, residents, as well as nursing staff that help with their growth and development. Simons, Morgan, and Davidson (2012) stated, “in order for physicians to practice medicine successfully and become learners for life, they need to know how to search and manage the medical information they discover within their patient-centered context.” As a practitioner, physicians understand that these skills are necessary in order for their medical students and other medical staff becomes experts in their chosen field.

I agree, knowing some medical terminology definitely helps out while coding. I think we will all get the hang of it in no time as

The difference between theses two medical coding systems that medical practices rely on being financial stability.ICD-9 contains approximately 13,000 codes and ICD-10 will contain a totally 68,000 available codes. The ICD-10 structure code is greatly expanded and the new codes are capable of reporting data in much greater specific. When the CMS mandated the changes to be effective in 2014. The data ICD-10 codes contain is expected to improve the efficiency of healthcare reimbursement and reduce charges of fraud and abuse. The ICD-10 billing will involve an all encompassing alphanumeric systemization. The ICD-10 diagnosis code will always be a letter then numbers. The ICD-10CM/PCS has two consisted parts, ICD-10-CM diagnosed classification system developed by the centers for disease control and prevention for use in all U.S. health care treatment settings. Diagnosis coding under this system uses 3-7 alpha and numeric digit and full code titles. ICD-9-cm is very much the same. ICD-10-PCS procedure classification system developed by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services CMS for use in the U.S. for inpatient hospital setting only. The new procedure coding system uses 7 alpha or numerical digits while the ICD-9-cm coding system uses 3or4 numbers that's the

There are many ICD-10 codes that are very strange, or bizarre. One that I found was pretty strange, was V97.33. This code means "sucked into a jet engine." I don't really see how just any ordinary person could get sucked into an engine, but I guess it would make sense if it was someone who works on jets, and airplanes. However, I believe there should be better precautions for those kinds of workers, maybe they shouldn't work on, or be around an engine that's on.

Averill, Richard F. (1996). The Development of the ICD-10 procedure coding system (ICD-10-PCS): Draft. Wallingford, CT: 3M Health Information System.

ICD-9-CM contained procedural codes in volume 3, ICD-10-CM does not contain any as they are now implemented within ICD-10-PCS..More conditions require multiple coding in ICD because it has fewer combination codes than ICD 10 cm I spent 1 hour 30 minutes reading the book and Plus I watching videos of ICD 9 cm and ICD 10 cm

During the Saturday Academy, the workshop with Dr. Anthony Young taught me very informative and useful for everyday life and becoming the best healthcare provider. Dr. Young first started off with an exercise of manipulating four nines mathematically to equal 100. The exercise made me very frustrated because I could not figure out the solution. However, Dr. Young’s main point of this exercise was to make everyone realize that when people approach problems, they make things more complicated than they really are. The only way to perceive difficulties is by “keeping it simple.” This quote that Dr. Young used was a real eye-opener of how I tend to complicate all situations that should not be and this is a quality that I am working on. I am working

Hi Sonya, it is difficult to navigate at the first time. I practice at least four times for the SNOMED Ct website. After that I feel more confident and I know how to look for the medical term. Like you say for IHTSDO website it was really difficult to navigate and there are a lots of steps to go. If you are still confuse I don't know it will help you or not but for me i follow Kumar Ananth's steps in week six question area and i was able to go in right

ICD-10, which is the tenth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problem, refers to a medical classification inventory for the coding of diseases, their signs, symptoms and causes (Center for Disease Control and Prevention 1). The use of this revised version in the United States is scheduled to begin officially on the first of October 2013. Currently, ICD-10 is being used for diagnosis coding, in procedure coding systems and for inpatient procedure coding.