Comments on: Joel Diamond 5/20/09

By: endoIndiana

endoIndiana — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:28:01 +0000

If you were having issues with 780.59 (sleep problems) becuase of Kluver Bucy Syndrome (310.0)or your spouse suffered from 302.79 (coitus avoidus) and the man in house with 607.89 (atrophy of important body part)… your physician might have to spend enought time with you to qualify for a level 4 visit…or he or she might develop 315.39 (speechless)

By: Keith Slater

Keith Slater — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:18:59 +0000

Joel, great food for thought. Esspecially when clients or prospects are so interested in having ICD10 available, appears to be just one more task to provide an incredible “cross reference” program for in the EHR software to make the leap from ICD9 to ICD10. Hope you are well!

By: Winston Zeddemore

Winston Zeddemore — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:12:44 +0000

Hopefully the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis will land safely this weekend, and not experience any E845.0.

By: mehere

mehere — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:58:10 +0000

Best thing I’ve read all week! And I thought I was weird for teasing my co-worker that she must have a 221.2 and calling into work sick and only telling my non-coder boss that I have 787.91. Also glad to hear from someone who hasn’t jumped on the ICD-10 bandwagon.

By: Gregg Alexander

Gregg Alexander — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:24:19 +0000

A truly wonderful, geeky read, Joel. Most likely only truly appreciated by coders and EMR-enabled (EMR-burdened?) docs..or perhaps those pirates among us who have had the misfortune of a diagnosis of E832.0 – Accidental Fall from a Gangplank.