Coding and documentation should tell a patient's complete story. With the greater specificity in ICD-10, organizations should be better able to capture these stories, and the respiratory codes, listed in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00?J99), are no exception.
More than ever before, HIM is being recognized as an enterprise profession important to ambulatory, acute, and postacute settings. A good example of the transformation is HIM's involvement in CMS' risk adjustment and Hierarchical Condition Category coding system.
The endocrine system, which consists of many glands located throughout the body, is responsible for producing hormones and releasing chemicals into the bloodstream. These glands help maintain many important bodily functions, including metabolism, growth, and reproductive functions.
