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Articles by Staff

Behind the Digital Door

Catherine Kolonko  |  

Rheumatology practices work toward becoming “meaningful users” of EHRs

A View of Industry from the Inside

Mary Pinkowish  |  

Rheumatologists with pharmaceutical careers discuss the path that led them to industry and the work they do

Rheum with a View

Richard S. Panush, MD  |  

Panush’s perspectives on selections from the literature

Rheum with a View

By Richard S. Panush, MD  |  

Panush’s perspectives on selections from the literature

ICD-9 Freeze and ICD-10 Code Update

By Antanya Chung, CPC, CPC-I, CRHC, CCP  |  

Each year as a part of normal coding process, diagnostic codes are updated to reflect revised, new, and deleted codes through the CMS ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee. Diagnostic code changes and updates are based on information from vendors, physicians, or other health professionals that demonstrate a current code does not adequately describe a disease, sign, or symptom—or simply that the code is no longer appropriate for use.