It’s Been That Kind of Week

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I’m gearing up for October 1^st ICD-10-CM updates that go into effect and the upcoming audits of the codes and guidelines.

I’m also working on the 2022 CPT updates.  Did you know there are over 400 updates?  The updates include 249 new codes, 63 deletions, and 93 revisions.

I’ll share the updates soon.

If anyone has anything to share, please feel free!

Blog you next week

K

AM I Burned Out?

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The past two weeks have been very tough, and I felt what I thought was burned out.

So, being the coding nerd that I am, I looked up the diagnosis.

Z73.0 – Burn-out

Listed under ICD-10-CM category Z73 – Problems related to life management difficulty.

Defined by ICD-10-CM as, “State of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion causing difficulties in managing personal, school, or work circumstances.  It is usually due to prolonged stress or poor interpersonal relationship skills or parenting skills.”

Really? Who made up this definition?

So, according to ICD-10-CM’s definition, If I say that I’m feeling “burned out,” I’m experiencing difficulty managing work circumstances due to either prolonged stress or poor interpersonal relationship skills.

I am tired, but I am managing (very effectively) my workload, my work is not stressful (I actually love what I do), and I work well with the fantastic team that I’ve built. 

FYI,   according to WHO, in ICD-11, “Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by three dimensions:

• feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
• increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job; and
• reduced professional efficacy.”

So, I’m not burned out, I’m just tired, and I need a vacation.

“Burn-out” Have I Been Misusing the Term?

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The past two weeks have been challenging, and I felt what I thought was burned out.

So, being the coding nerd that I am, I looked up the diagnosis:

Z73.0 – Burn-out

Listed under ICD-10-CM category Z73 – Problems related to life management difficulty.

Defined by ICD-10-CM as, “State of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion causing difficulties in managing personal, school, or work circumstances.  It is usually due to prolonged stress or poor interpersonal relationship skills or parenting skills.”

Really? Who made up this definition?

So, according to ICD-10-CM’s definition, If I say that I’m feeling “burned out,” I’m experiencing difficulty managing work circumstances due to either prolonged stress or poor interpersonal relationship skills.

I am tired, but I am managing (very effectively) my workload, my work is not stressful (I actually love what I do), and I work well with the fantastic team that I’ve built. 

FYI,   according to WHO, in ICD-11, “Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by three dimensions:

• feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
• increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job; and
• reduced professional efficacy.”

So, I’m not burned out, I’m just tired, and I need a vacation.