Dr. Erica Remer Shares Five Clinical Documentation "Don'ts"
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ICD-10 expert Erica Remer, MD, noted the pitfalls of copying and pasting information when it comes to clinical documentation. While it might be tempting to take a shortcut, Dr. Remer said, documenting fresh information is better in the long-run — and will take less time than disputing denials that result from
mistakes.
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How Henry Ford redefined Their IT Operations and Won a Davies For It
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“Every great story starts with a tipping point. You have to have something that made you make a Herculean change.” For Detroit’s Davies Award-winning Henry Ford Health System, that came around 2009 as they faced a significant challenge thanks to a splintered legacy record system that involved, among other things, 25 different systems where patients could be
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News Alert: C & M Meeting: List of Requests for New Codes Smaller This Year |
“Communication, collaboration, and coding” are three words that describe the March 6 and 7 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance meetings in Baltimore last Tuesday and Wednesday. The meetings were conducted at the headquarters of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Baltimore. Click Here to Read More
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New ICD-10 diagnosis codes proposed at committee meeting — 6 highlights
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Physicians, medical groups and coding experts requested 25 diagnosis codes at the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting, March 6 and 7, along with 16 procedural codes. Here are six key ICD-10-CM proposals to know. Click Here to Read More
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Improving Risk Adjustment through Inpatient HCC Capture |
By now, most clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs have an appreciation for the use of cases reflecting how Hierarchical Condition Codes (HCCs) impact upon quality and reimbursement. For those who do not, here is a quick primer:
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