Begin tooling your EMR and billing software for new FY 2018 ICD-10-CM codes

Why This Topic Matters

The changes discussed can affect how diagnoses are captured in the record, how claims are supported, and how patient severity and quality reporting are reflected in risk-adjustment models.

Article Sections

1. Drug/alcohol abuse in remission

   Discusses FY 2018 ICD-10-CM changes related to substance-use remission and the documentation context in which they arise. Also frames the broader relevance to coding, billing, and quality measurement.

2. Initial myocardial infarctions

   Reviews updated ICD-10-CM classification issues for acute myocardial infarction and related documentation elements. The section focuses on broad reporting considerations for MI subtypes and associated clinical features.

3. Non–Type 1 AMI within 28 days of a previous AMI

   Explains changes affecting myocardial infarction events occurring within a short interval of a prior MI and the resulting coding structure. It also highlights the need for documentation and workflow review around these scenarios.

4. New heart failure codes

   Summarizes new and revised heart failure classification topics introduced in FY 2018 ICD-10-CM. The section addresses broad documentation themes for left-sided, right-sided, biventricular, high-output, and end-stage heart failure.