AHA Central Office Blog

The AHA Central Office blog shares thought leadership, insights, trends, and the latest information on ICD-10-CM/PCS and HCPCS medical coding.

Recent Blog Posts

Skeleton with osteitis deformans
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ICD-10-CM; James Paget; Paget's disease of bone; pathological fracture; musculoskeletal system

What is Paget’s disease of bone?

May is Osteoporosis Awareness & Prevention Month! Osteoporosis is a systemic condition that affects all bones of the musculoskeletal system. In os...

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Older man being hugged by his adult daughter
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ICD-10-CM; Alzheimer's disease; dementia; Dr. Alois Alzheimer

Learn to Code: Alzheimer’s Disease

5 min readDid you know? June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Read more to learn about Alzheimer’s disease, how it is categorized in ICD-10...
Woman working while using insulin pump and glucose meter to control type 1 diabetes
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ICD-10-CM; diabetes

Learn to Code: Diabetes Mellitus

5 min readDid you know? April is Defeat Diabetes Month. Read more to learn about this chronic condition, its complications, and how it is categorized ...
Eating Disorders Awareness Week February 24-March 2, 2025 #EDAW NEDA
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ICD-10-CM; APA; eating disorders; #EDAW; mental disease; psychology

Learn to Code: Eating Disorders

5 min readDid you know? Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2025 is taking place February 24-March 2, 2025. Read more to learn about the National Eating D...
Women comforting man in blue shirt
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Human trafficking; ICD-10-CM; #WearBlue

Learn to Code: Human Trafficking

3 min readDid you know? January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Read more to lear...
Young woman wearing glases sitting at laptop smiling with arms up in the air triumphantly
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HIM Educator; Coding Clinic; ICD-10; ICD10; medical coding instructors; learning management system; Coding Handbook; AHA Central Office

I am an HIM Educator. How can I train my coding staff and students?

3 min readAccording to the 2020 December issue of Perspectives in Health Information Management, now is a critical time for Health Information Managem...
My Library page on the AHA Coding Clinic advisor website.
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Coding Clinic; ICD-10; ICD10; CM; PCS; HCPCS; medical coding; AHA Central Office

Announcing Our New Coding Clinic Pay-by-Search Product!

3 min readOver the past few months, the Coding Clinic Advisor team has been making incremental improvements and design adjustments to the website. We ...