Product of the week: ICD-10-CM Diabetes live webcast
Want to know which ICD-10-CM code will replace 250.00? Join us at 1 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday, August 14, for the live 60-minute webcast, ICD-10-CM Diabetes: Combine Coding and Documentation for Greater...
View ArticleQ&A: Disagreement over diagnoses impacting core measures
Q: How have you handled situations when specialty physicians and hospitalists do not agree with diagnoses impacting core measures? A: It becomes difficult because the clinical definitions of some...
View ArticleHealthcare News: CMS considers eliminating physician certification on short...
As part of the 2015 OPPS proposed rule, released July 3, CMS is considering eliminating the requirement for a signed physician certification for most short inpatient stays. CMS would still require a...
View ArticleIdentify documentation, coding concerns for CKD
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury (AKI) are two very different conditions with different etiologies that require different documentation and coding. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an...
View ArticleReview and reevaluate the process for identifying inpatient-only procedures
CMS' introduction of the 2-midnight rule in the 2014 IPPS final rule makes properly identifying inpatient-only procedures even more important for hospitals. CMS designates certain procedures as...
View ArticleIdentify potential DRG problems and audit targets
By Laura Legg, RHIT, CCS Striving for the correct DRG assignment on the first pass should be every coder’s goal. This is not simple, and a close look reveals that the complexity of coding rules and the...
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An ICD-10-CM training quiz in our Coding Sample Policies and Forms:Reporting Respiratory Conditions: Transitioning to ICD-10-CMAlso on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in our Clinical Conditions...
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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10:Combination codes and comorbiditiesSleuthing for documentation detailsThem’s the breaks
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features questions ICD-9-CM E codes for activities. (View)
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Congratulations to Kimberely Kay Graham, CPC, CPC-H, coding specialist II at West Virigina University Healthcare. Kimberely correctly answered this question: What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for...
View ArticleProduct of the week: ICD-10-CM diabetes live webcast
Want to know which ICD-10-CM code will replace 250.00? Join us at 1 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday, August 14, for the live 60-minute webcast, ICD-10-CM Diabetes: Combine Coding and Documentation for Greater...
View ArticleQ&A: Specifics for Gustilo-Anderson classification
Q: We know that we can look at the radiology report to get some specifics about a fracture. When it comes to an open fracture in ICD-10-CM, can you determine the Gustilo level, whether it's I, II,...
View ArticleHealthcare News: Recovery Auditors identify problems with billing of MS-DRG 857
ImproperICD-9-CM code assignment led to incorrect grouping of claims to MS-DRG 857 (postoperative or posttraumatic infections with operating room procedure with complications and comorbidities [CC]),...
View ArticleLearn why medical necessity is an integral part of the coding process
By Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, FCS, PCS, CCDS, C-CDI The coding landscape has changed with the increasing regulatory focus on medical necessity and the clinical accuracy of coding. This...
View ArticleIs that fracture traumatic or pathologic?
An elderly patient comes into the ED with a hip fracture. Is the fracture traumatic or pathologic and does it matter for coding purposes? A traumatic fracture is caused by some type of accident, fall,...
View ArticleCommunicate link between quality of physician documentation, quality of care
Healthcare reimbursement is increasingly moving from a quantity-based system to a quality-based one. A quick glance at the 2015 IPPS proposed rule and its quality focus proves the point. Physician...
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Two new conditions in our Clinical Conditions Encyclopedia:Chronic granulomatous diseaseShinglesAlso on JustCoding Platinum:Did you see this in our Webcast Library?Anatomy Basics: Endocrine SystemBe...
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Access the latest blog posts on ICD–10 Trainer, a free online forum for all matters related to ICD-10:Avoid flaming food and spinning fansIncreased specificity leads to better codingGet up to speed on...
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Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features questions ICD-10-CM codes for episodic and paroxysimal disorders. (View)
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