Outpatient CDI: Is it an Offshoot of Traditional CDI Programs?
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There has been a wide array of discussion through published articles, forums, webinars, and meetings about the topic of outpatient clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs. Outpatient CDI is receiving much attention and experiencing traction in the healthcare industry due to providers coming to terms with the fact that documentation truly matters from a financial perspective, with Medicare Advantage
and now Medicare...
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Clearing Up Confusion Over ICD-10-CM Guidelines
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires covered entities to adhere to the most current International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code set as well as ICD-10-CM guidelines. It is important that the Academy be made aware of payers that do not follow ICD-10-CM guidelines as this is a direct HIPAA
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COPD and Pneumonia: Code First or Code Also? |
One subject brought up several weeks ago on an edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays was the sequencing of J44.0, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with acute lower respiratory infection and pneumonia. Guest Stacey Elliot referred to the Coding Clinic from the third quarter of 2016, which says: “based on the instructional note, the COPD must be sequenced first.”
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Key ICD-10 Changes That Impact Pathology/Lab Coding in 2017
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Have you updated your reporting of malignant carcinoid tumors, viral hepatitis, GIST or ovarian cyst coding? You haven’t had to deal with annual ICD-10-CM updates until Oct. 1, 2016. Now that the changes are effective, ensure your lab is on top of the latest changes. Take a look at how the first annual update in the ICD-10 Manual affects your pathology/lab coding and
reimbursement. Click Here to Read More
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What Should Hospital Administrators Concentrate More On?
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Hospital administrators have to juggle between various tasks like managing finances, projects and the usual daily hospital operations. To top it all, the priorities are constantly changing from one department to another. Consequently, it is very important to know which task takes precedence over the others. Click Here to Read More
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