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DecisionHealth Releases the Complete 2007 Home Health ICD9 Diagnosis Coding Manual in Print and Web Format.


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With www.icd9interactive.com coders get immediate access to any changes, updates, new interpretations and guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
 that happen with ICD9 codes.

"We've taken an already valuable ICD9 coding tool for home health agencies, and beefed it up significantly for 2007 with 20% more coding tips, 20% more coding scenarios, and a host of new references, including the ICD9 codes that prove medical necessity for therapy in the home," said Tonya Nevin, Group Publisher, DecisionHealth Home Care Division.

Home health coders nationwide can finally use a comprehensive ICD9 coding manual online and reference codes as they work with a click of a button. "This year's crop of ICD9 codes includes some significant changes for home health agencies. Most notably, home care coders will need to start coding dressing changes using a five-digit ICD9 code," added Ms. Nevin.

www.icd9interactive.com gives up-to-date ICD9 Volumes 1, 2 & 3 on users' desktops, fully integrated with coding advice, real-world home health specific scenarios, and utilization data for optimal coding. This electronic version saves coders steps with helpful Quick Search examples:

--Top Ten Home Health Diagnoses - An electronic crib sheet provides quick and easy access to frequently used conditions that take you right to the spot in Volume 1 (tabular tab·u·lar
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resembling a table.
) where you'll find full coding instruction associated with those common conditions.

--Common Clinical Acronyms - With the help of real home health agencies, the top most commonly used acronyms have been isolated and included in documentation and cross-coded them directly to the associated Volume 1 entry.

About DecisionHealth

DecisionHealth (www.decisionhealth.com) is a multimedia publisher offering a portfolio of independent health care business and regulatory information services See Information Systems.  for a wide range of health care providers, practitioners and their administrative staff.
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