Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, RHIA, lead medical coding specialist at the Washington State Health Care Authority has the answer. Q: We have an elderly patient admitted to our hospital ...

For more background on the adoption of ICD-10, see the 2009 ICD-10 final rule and the August 22, 2008 proposed rule titled "HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Modification to Medical Data Code Set ...