What is the ICD-10 guideline to code for osteoporosis without a current pathological fracture? There is no rule. Code for the osteoporosis, and code for the pathological fracture. Code for the osteoporosis from the M81._ category, and code for the history of a pathological fracture. None of the above is correct. How many characters are…
Rheumatology Coding Corner Answers: ICD-10 Coding Guidelines, Conventions Refresher Quiz Part 1
Take the challenge. C—The guideline for coding from category M81._ is that an additional code is needed if the physician has knowledge that the patent had a past pathological fracture. The code for personal history of (healed) pathological fracture is Z87.310. B—Osteoporosis with a current pathologic fracture is one of the few ICD-10 codes that…
Management Tips to Handle Pregnancy-Related Absences
We all know that completely different medical conditions can create the same effects on our patients’ work lives. That is, from the employer’s purely administrative standpoint, an absence is an absence regardless of its cause. Even medical care professionals react differently to similar effects rendered by completely different circumstances. A Personnel Crisis Let me give…
Short Time Between Pregnancies Linked to Osteoporosis
(Reuters Health)—Women who have pregnancies less than a year apart may have a greater risk for osteoporosis later in life than those who wait longer between babies, a study suggests. Researchers compared the reproductive histories of 239 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis to 298 similar women without thinning bones. Pregnancies no more than 12 months apart…
New Study Examines Pregnancy Risk Factors for Patients with Lupus
Important new findings show that a majority of women with inactive or stable SLE can have successful pregnancies without experiencing flares and give birth to infants who survive the neonatal period…
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pregnancy
Research shows women with RA at risk of preterm birth
Ethics Forum: Patients’ Unplanned Pregnancies Present Counseling Issues for Rheumatologists
What to consider when advising a pregnant patient with rheumatoid arthritis whose fetus has been exposed to teratogenic medications
Treat to Target: Rheumatoid Arthritis in Pregnant Patients
A treat-to-target approach to managing rheumatoid arthritis can work even in pregnant women
The State-of-the-Art of Rheumatology Symposium
Experts from across the nation describe the best clinical approaches to rheumatologic disease management.
A Better Family Plan
How to minimize the risks of pregnancy for women with SLE
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