Q&A: Query based on previous diagnostic study
Q: Can you ask a yes or no question in a query based on clinical information from a previous echocardiogram report or other diagnostic result from a previous admission? A: My gut response is no,...
View ArticleHealthcare News: AMA and AHA request longer delay in 2-midnight enforcement
CMS created a 2-midnight presumption and benchmark as part of the 2014 IPPS Final Rule as a way to clarify its guidelines for inpatient admission. However, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and...
View ArticleEnsure sound documentation from ED to discharge to justify medical necessity
Physicians build a foundation for the medical necessity of a patient’s care through medical record documentation. With the upcoming transition to ICD-10 and CMS’ new 2-midnight rule, documentation and...
View ArticleChanges continue for Recovery Auditors
The audit landscape continues to change as Recovery Auditors (RA) expand prepayment reviews and CMS implements its new 2-midnight rule.CMS announced May 8, 2013, that the current RA contracts expire in...
View ArticleCorrectly report digestive diagnoses and treatments
By Shelley C. Safian, PhD, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, CHA, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer The complex mechanisms that permit our bodies to function require energy. This energy is extracted from...
View ArticleContinuing education credits
To receive AAPC and/or AHIMA credits, take the quiz after reading the following articles:Correctly report digestive diagnoses and treatmentsChanges continue for Recovery AuditorsEnsure sound...
View ArticleNew on JustCoding Platinum!
New sample CDI education form in our HIM Sample Policies and Forms library:Mandatory Orientation for New Physicians with Admitting Privileges Also on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in the...
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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10:King Wenceslas’ painful partyHere we come a-caroling in ICD-10-CM
View ArticleFree quiz
Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features questions about ICD-10-PCS codes for upper joint procedures. (View)
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Mini-poll
Typically, how does your organization’s volume of encounters change during the holiday season?It’s crazy. We see significantly more patientsWe see a small increaseIt stays pretty much the sameWe see...
View ArticleTrivia answer
Congratulations to this week’s winner, Charlene Behrens, lead coder at Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, Mo. Charlene correctly answered this question:What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for...
View ArticleProduct of the week: ICD-10-PCS: Root Operations and Documentation live audio...
Coders will assign ICD-10-PCS root operations based on the intent of the procedure, not on what the physician calls it. As a result, coders need to know the definitions of the ICD-10-PCS root...
View ArticleQ&A: Root operation for delivery
Q: In ICD-10-PCS, which root operation would we report for an obstetrical delivery? Would it change for a cesarean section versus a manually assisted vaginal delivery?A: You’ll find the delivery codes...
View ArticleHealthcare News: New version of MS-DRG grouper for ICD-10 available
CMS released version 31 of the MS-DRG grouper for ICD-10 in November. Providers can use the grouper to identify MS-DRG shifts and payment changes under ICD-10. The Final ICD-10 MS-DRG v32 logic, which...
View ArticleOperative reports in ICD-10-PCS: Coding tips for surgical coding
By Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainerWe’ve all heard the saying, “in real estate, it’s all about location, location, location.” It is the same for...
View ArticlePrepare for ICD-10-PCS' surgical coding challenges
ICD-10-PCS is a whole new ball game for inpatient coders. Everything will change. Coders have been hearing that almost constantly since CMS announced the first ICD-10 implementation date in...
View ArticleContinuing education credits
To receive AAPC and/or AHIMA credits, take the quiz after reading the following articles: Prepare for ICD-10-PCS’ surgical coding challengesOP Reports in ICD-10-PCS: Coding tips for surgical coding...
View ArticleNew on JustCoding Platinum!
New webcast in our Webcast Library:Anatomy Basics: Lymphatic SystemAlso on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in the Coding Sample Policies and Forms?ICD-10-CM Sample QueriesBe sure to check out...
View ArticleEditor's note
JustCoding News: Inpatient will not publish on January 1, 2014. Look for the next issue in your inbox January 15. Next week’s JustCoding News: Outpatient will arrive Monday. Don’t miss it. It will...
View ArticleGet specific in ICD-10-CM coding
A 6-year-old child comes in with a foreign body stuck in his nose. Specifically, he jammed a toy race car into his nose on a dare from a visiting cousin.ICD-9-CM offers one code choice—932 (foreign...
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