COVID19 Archives

How the Coronavirus Will Impact the Availability of Resources in Medical Facilities

By YES HIM Consulting | March 18, 2020

The global outbreak of the “zoonic” virus classified as SARS-CoV-2 and the disease that it causes (Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19) threaten to put a large-scale strain on the US health care system.

Coding for Coronavirus Outbreak: Interim Guidance from the CDC

By Ann Zeisset | February 28, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020 (CDC, 2020). As a result of the public health emergency, the document, “Announcement New ICD-10-CM Code 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19),” was released to provide guidance on coding this virus.