CMS Mulls Regulating Shared Space in Provider-based Settings
Published: Fri, 04/19/19
CMS Mulls Regulating Shared Space in Provider-based Settings At the American Health Lawyers Association Medicare and Medicaid conference in March,…
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Coding Clinic Offers Important Guidelines for Coding BMI
Published: Thu, 04/18/19
Coding Clinic Offers Important Guidelines for Coding BMI Spring has arrived in the Northeast and people are getting back to their e ercise schedules.
Data expert lays bare PDPM myths, truths, observations
Published: Wed, 04/17/19
Data e pert lays bare PDPM myths, truths, observations The Patient-Driven Payment Model is the biggest overhaul of nursing home reimbursement in at…
Coding of Diseases Being Reported in the Main Street News
Published: Tue, 04/16/19
Coding of Diseases Being Reported in the Main Street News Diseases and procedures are hitting the news. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration…
Searching for Efficiency in the CDI Process
Published: Mon, 04/15/19
Searching for Efficiency in the CDI Process When efficiency is not truly efficient, after all. “Efficiency” may be defined in many ways, including the…
IRF Count Down Continues: Are You Ready?
Published: Sat, 04/13/19
IRF Count Down Continues: Are You Ready? The final rule for FY 2019 for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) payment included provisions to remove…
UnitedHealthcare, AMA ask ICD-10 for 23 new codes for SDoH
Published: Fri, 04/12/19
UnitedHealthcare, AMA ask ICD-10 for 23 new codes for SDoH UnitedHealthcare and the American Medical Association have joined forces to enable…
A Rebeginner’s Guide to Peer-to-Peer Appeals
Published: Thu, 04/11/19
A Rebeginner’s Guide to Peer-to-Peer Appeals If you are wondering why you should read this if you think you are not a rebeginner, well, it is because…
Risk-Adjusted Reimbursement Déjà vu
Published: Wed, 04/10/19
Risk-Adjusted Reimbursement Déjà vu For most health information management (HIM) professionals, many aspects of risk-adjusted coding might give rise…
United Healthcare, AMA Push New ICD-10 Codes for Social Determinants of Health
Published: Tue, 04/09/19
United Healthcare, AMA Push New ICD-10 Codes for Social Determinants of Health By combining traditional medical data with self-reported SDOH data, the…