Trivia question
What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for partial retinal artery occlusion of the right eye?a. H34.211b. H34.212c. H34.213d. H34.219 Know the answer and want to be featured in the next...
View ArticleProduct of the week: Free Optum EHR webinar April 30
Selecting the right tools, assembling the right team, and deploying a precise strategy can produce optimal outcomes for your CDI program.During this free one-hour session “Automated CDI Technology: How...
View ArticleQ&A: Sequencing sepsis
Q: A patient is admitted with a high white blood count, tachycardia, tachypnea, and chills. The blood culture shows positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The attending...
View ArticleHealthcare News: AHA files suit against CMS for 2-midnight rule
The American Hospital Association (AHA), along with four hospital associations and several hospitals, filed two complaints April 14 in opposition of CMS’ 2-midnight rule for inpatient admissions,...
View ArticleConsider the meaning of ’after study’ and ’due to’...
A patient arrives at the ED with acute respiratory failure and congestive heart failure. The patient is admitted to the hospital and the physician treats both conditions. The physician documents "acute...
View ArticleConduct reviews with Recovery Auditor denials in mind
by Trey La Charité, MD Reducing mistakes and eliminating fraud are the dual goals in today’s claims auditing environment. While these goals are admirable, the aggressive strategy typically executed by...
View ArticleDive into ICD-10-PCS root operations involving repositioning and replacing...
Root operations are a new concept in ICD-10-PCS. Coders will need to understand the intent of the procedure in order to select the correct root operation, something they don’t need to do to assign an...
View ArticleNew on JustCoding Platinum!
A sample procedure in our Coding Sample Policies and Forms:Documentation and coding requirements regarding complicationsAlso on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in our Special Reports and...
View ArticleCMS focuses on HACs, quality initiatives in 2015 IPPS proposed rule
CMS’ 2015 IPPS proposed rule, released April 30, focuses on quality measures, such as the hospital-acquired condition (HAC) reduction, readmissions reduction, and hospital value-based purchasing and...
View ArticleICD-10 Trainer
Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10:The bright lights of VegasICD-10 interim final rule comingAHIMA ICD-10 Summit survey numbers offer...
View ArticleFree quiz
Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features questions about ICD-9-CM codes for open wounds. (View)
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mini-poll
How does your organization plan to handle the latest ICD-10 implementation delay?We’re continuing implementation at the same paceWe’re continuing implementation at a slower paceWe’re putting...
View ArticleTrivia question
What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for alveolar mandibular hypoplasia?a. 524.70b. 524.72c. 524.73d. 524.74 Know the answer and want to be featured in the next issue of JustCoding News: Inpatient?...
View ArticleProduct of the week: Inpatient-Only Procedures: Reevaluate, Reeducate, and...
CMS designates certain procedures as inpatient-only, but identifies them using CPT codes (outpatient codes). Since inpatient coders use ICD-9-CM Volume 3 codes, not CPT codes, they need to know which...
View ArticleQ&A: Documentation for body mass index
Q: I’m in a little debate: Does documentation of the patient’s body mass index (BMI) need to come from an ancillary clinician, like the dietitian or nurse? I thought that we could use such ancillary...
View ArticleHealthcare News: No new ICD-9-CM codes coming
In the IPPS Proposed Rule released April 30, CMS announced the Cooperating Parties would not be adding any new ICD-9-CM codes for Fiscal Year 2015. The ICD-9-CM Maintenance and Coordination Committee...
View ArticleIndustry stakeholders weigh in on ICD-10 delay
When Congress passed the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, it mandated at least a one-year delay in ICD-10 implementation. Members of the Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies editorial...
View ArticleGood documentation will clear up pneumonia coding problems
Pneumonia is an inflammatory process that affects the lung tissue (i.e., the parenchyma) rather than the bronchi. The process causes inflammatory cells, fluid, and fibrin to fill the alveoli. While...
View ArticleFace the ICD-10 delay with optimism instead of skepticism
By Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS The April 1 confirmation of the delay in implementing the ICD-10 code set certainly took the wind out of many healthcare organizations...
View ArticleNew on JustCoding Platinum!
A sample tip sheet in our Coding Sample Policies and Forms:Documentation Tip of the Week: AnemiaAlso on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in our HIM Sample Policies and Forms? ICD-10 preparation...
View Article