Poll Archives
In buying an online coding system, what is your most important consideration?
- Complete CPT, ICD-9, HCPCS code search (61%, 100 Votes)
- Local and National Coverage Determinations (22%, 37 Votes)
- CPT Assistant (21%, 35 Votes)
- ICD-CPT Cross link (16%, 27 Votes)
- ICD-9 to ICD-10 Crosswalk (16%, 27 Votes)
Total Voters: 165
Start Date: April 15, 2010 @ 1:40 pm
End Date: No Expiry
My greatest fear at a coding conference is:
- I'll slug my CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS books across the continent in my carry-on, and the speaker will smile and say, "You don't need those." (46%, 71 Votes)
- My breakfast will consist of a can of coke and an old jelly doughnut. (17%, 27 Votes)
- The hotel's air conditioner will be monitored by a mysterious global satellite system and therefore cannot budge from its 40 degree temperature set. (16%, 25 Votes)
- The only seats available will be those right up front. (15%, 24 Votes)
- When the expert speaker says, "Now I really want you to pay attention ...," my cell phone's "Dancing Queen" ring tone will go off. (11%, 17 Votes)
Total Voters: 156
Start Date: January 28, 2010 @ 12:41 am
End Date: No Expiry
What do you most dread about coding & reimbursement in 2010?
- Consultation coding chaos (64%, 216 Votes)
- Resequenced CPT codes (14%, 47 Votes)
- Pain management reimbursement cuts (12%, 41 Votes)
- Lowered reimbursement for certain imaging procedures (10%, 35 Votes)
Total Voters: 339
Start Date: December 15, 2009 @ 4:01 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How often would you like Coding News to include ICD-10 coding advice?
- At least once a week. I'm already dreading 2013. (37%, 186 Votes)
- 2 or 3 times a month, so I can begin to develop my ICD-10 skills. (35%, 175 Votes)
- Once a month. I want to learn what's coming. (24%, 120 Votes)
- Never. There's enough for me to learn now, and I'll learn ICD-10 closer to the deadline. (4%, 22 Votes)
Total Voters: 503
Start Date: October 6, 2009 @ 8:40 am
End Date: No Expiry
What specialties would you most like to see in Coding News? (Our software allows you to select up to 2 specialties.)
- Billing (19%, 257 Votes)
- Urology (10%, 136 Votes)
- Emergency (10%, 134 Votes)
- Anesthesia/Pain Management (10%, 128 Votes)
- Orthopedic (9%, 121 Votes)
- Family Practice (9%, 117 Votes)
- Cardiology (8%, 104 Votes)
- Pediatrics (7%, 97 Votes)
- Radiology (7%, 96 Votes)
- Ob-Gyn (7%, 93 Votes)
- Oncology/Hematology (7%, 90 Votes)
- Ophthalmology & Optometry (6%, 84 Votes)
- General Surgery (6%, 83 Votes)
- Internal Medicine (6%, 82 Votes)
- Other (6%, 80 Votes)
- ASC (6%, 76 Votes)
- Physical Medicine & Rehab (4%, 52 Votes)
- Laboratory/Pathology (4%, 50 Votes)
- Podiatry (3%, 45 Votes)
- Gastroenterology (3%, 44 Votes)
- Neurology (3%, 38 Votes)
- Neurosurgery (2%, 30 Votes)
- Dermatology (2%, 30 Votes)
- Pulmonology (2%, 26 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,323
Start Date: August 31, 2009 @ 1:28 am
End Date: No Expiry