Are There ICD-10-CM or CPT Coding Implications to Clarify Fourth Universal Definition of AMI? |
The new definition includes clinical concepts that were not an option before when choosing an MI diagnosis. Since 2012, changes and updates have continued to clarify the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) diagnosis. There are now five types of MI diagnoses that have been expanded and updated through the
years, and this year, we have a few new and updated concepts, titled “The Fourth Universal Definition of AMI.” Click Here to Read More
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Outpatient Coders Improve ICD-10 Accuracy Scores, But Inpatient Keeps the Crown
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Outpatient coders achieved higher average accuracy scores for the second consecutive year in Central Learning's nationwide ICD-10 coding contest. Contest participants coded a total of 4,471 medical record cases
using... Click Here to Read More
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Avoid These Missteps to Slash Your Medical Coding Audit Risk
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Whether you are dealing with a commercial payer, Medicare, or Medicaid, there are certain types of improper claims that should be avoided if you want to reduce your risk of a medical coding audit. That bit of wisdom comes from an entity that ought to know: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office
of the Inspector General (OIG). Click Here to Read More
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2019 CPT Coding for Skin Biopsies
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For many years we have used two codes to report skin biopsies. CPT 11100 for the first lesion and 11101 for each additional lesion biopsied after the first lesion on the same date of service. These codes included all methods of removal. The new code ranges
are... Click Here to Read More
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How Implementing a Career Ladder Improves Coder Accuracy
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When Donella J. Lubelczyk, RN, BSN, ACM-RN, CRC, CRCR, entered her job as director of revenue cycle at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, she got a surprise when she visited the coders. They were spending a lot of time on Google and YouTube researching procedures, turning to search engines to look up
information such as... Click Here to Read More
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