JustCoding's Guide to the 2017 ICD-10-CM Updates

JustCoding’s Guide to the 2017 ICD-10-PCS UpdatesShelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I  The 2017 ICD-10-PCS code update is the largest annual update ever, with thousands of new and revised codes.  JustCoding’s Guide to the 2017 ICD-10-PCS Updates focuses on all of the changes to ICD-10-PCS, including additions, revisions, and deletions. Each new code is reviewed, informing coders about what they need to look for in documentation and which procedures to train on. In addition to presenting the new codes, this book examines what the changes mean for coders, clinical documentation improvement specialists, and physicians. Author Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, highlights what terms and details may need to be queried and provides an explanation of the procedures featured in the code set’s brand-new tables.  This book will help you:

• Understand new, revised, and deleted codes
• Prioritize which procedures to focus training on

About the Author:Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, is president of Safian Communications Services in Orlando, Florida. She is a senior assistant professor who teaches medical billing and insurance coding at Herzing University Online in Milwaukee. She has also been named Outstanding HIM Professional of the Year by the Florida Health Information Management Association (FHIMA).