Medical Coding Simplified

Here are 20 American slangs that you should get the hang of to make your language a little more colourful:

Migraine is an extraordinarily prevalent neurological disease, affecting 39 million men,  women  and  children  in the U.S. and 1 billion worldwide. Everyone either knows someone who suffers from migraine, or struggles with migraine themselves. Migraine is the 3 rd  most prevalent illness in the world. Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. households includes someone with migraine. Amazingly, 12% of the population – including children – suffers from migraine. 18% of American women, 6% of men, and 10% of children experience migraines. Migraine is most common between the ages of 18 and 44. Migraine tends to run in families. About 90% of migraine sufferers have a family history of migraine. Most people don’t realize how serious and incapacitating migraine can be.  Migraine is the 6 th  most disabling illness in the world. Every 10 seconds, someone in the U.S. goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain, an...

One of the things I love about the mentoring I do for coding students is it reminds me of what it was like to be a newbie. And I don’t just mean the excitement of being on the cusp of a new coding career. I am also grateful to be humbled and reminded that I knew absolutely nothing when I got started. These days, when I stand in front of an audience of coders or coding students and teach the latest and greatest on whatever topic I’m discussing for that day, it’s the culmination of years of experience and hours (or weeks) of research and preparation. But you might be interested to know that in my first coding job, I did come home from work on more than one occasion in tears. Reality Sets In Quick I can’t explain that helpless feeling when you’ve trained so hard — and studied and taken numerous tests and graduated, etc. etc. etc. — and you land that first job, and they hand you an operative report. And you freeze. Because it’s like Greek. You have no idea what to do. Where ar...

Q: What is 2019 Novel Coronavirus? A: The 2019 Novel Coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, is a new respiratory virus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Learn about 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Q: What is a novel coronavirus?   A: A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified. The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), is not that same as the coronaviruses that commonly circulate among humans and cause mild illness, like the common cold. A diagnosis with coronavirus 229E, NL63, OC43, or HKU1 is not the same as a 2019-nCoV diagnosis. These are different viruses and patients with 2019-nCoV will be evaluated and cared for differently than patients with common coronavirus diagnosis. Q: What is the source of 2019-nCoV? A: Public health officials and partners are working hard to identify the source of the 2019-nCoV. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some causing illness in people and others that circulate among a...