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Pickwickean Syndrome; World Obesity Day; ICD-10-CM; The Pickwick Papers; Charles Dickens

What is Pickwickean Syndrome?

3 min readMost eponymous diseases are named after the person who first described the condition: think Addison disease, Huntington’s disease, and Alzhe...
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ICD-10-CM; ICD-11; rare diseases; ORPHAnet; ORPHAcodes; NORD; OMIM; Mondo Disease Ontology

What are rare diseases? How are they classified in ICD-10-CM?

8 min readSince Rare Disease Day is February 28, we wanted to explore what qualifies as a rare disease and how rare diseases are classified in ICD-10-...
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ICD-10-CM; glaucoma; Glaucoma Awareness Month; medical coding

How is glaucoma coded?

4 min readJanuary is Glaucoma Awareness Month! Read more to learn about this disease and how it is classified in ICD-10-CM.What is glaucoma?Glaucoma i...

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...