DecisionHealth Releases the Complete Home Health ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual and On-Line Service.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- DecisionHealth, the nation's trusted source for meeting the regulatory needs of health care practitioners, providers and their administrative staff nationwide has just released the 2007 Complete Home Health ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual and complementary on-line service. For home health coders nationwide, these are the only ICD-9 reference tools that delivers these exclusive benefits:

--Home health coding examples for every ICD-9 category. More than 200 home care assessment scenarios and code assignment answers ensure that cases are coded properly. Coding experts can learn, for example, when to assign M0230, M0240 and M0245.

--Utilization benchmarks and analysis of home health diagnoses. This enables coders to benchmark their HHA's coding practices against those of more than 700 HHAs nationwide with exclusive data on OASIS M0230, M0240, M0245, V code usage, and more.

--Updated V codes sequencing and official guidance. New changes dramatically affect V code sequencing. Symbols in the text alert coders as to when V Codes should be used as primary or as an additional diagnosis. Official code set instructional notes and conventions are provided that keep coders in compliance with HIPAA regulations so costly denials and delays or even fines can be avoided.

--Official guidance on home health. Critical government documents, like CMS home health diagnoses memos and diagnoses Q&As, PPS final rule excerpts and tables 8A&B, are now all in one place for easy reference.

--Dollar-sign Icons to Identify Case-Mix Codes. Easily spot case-mix diagnoses and use the listed point values to avoid losing out on revenue to which you are entitled.

The ICD-9 Interactive for Home Health Diagnosis service gives up-to-date ICD-9 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) 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 crosscoded them directly to the associated Volume 1 entry.

With this online tool, coders can be confident that they have immediate access to any changes, updates or new interpretations and guidelines. This website www.icd9interactive.com is available FREE until September 15, 2006. For more information, contact Jonathan Stern, Publisher 301-287-2604.

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