Leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma are all types of blood cancers, but they affect different types of blood cells and have unique characteristics. Leukemia involves
The American Hospital Association’s (AHA’s) Coding Clinic edition for the fourth quarter of 2024 has been published, and it includes several key changes of which
Today, I am going to expand on some interesting points from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic for the third quarter of 2024. Remember,
I am overdue to give my comments on the 2024 American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic published for the first quarter. I really appreciate this
A recent study from the healthcare solutions company Premier indicated that $19.7 billion is what hospitals and health systems are spending annually on handling and
ICD10monitor/RACmonitor Correspondent One American dies from heart disease every 33 seconds. As February’s American Heart Month and Black History Month coincide, federal officials are reminding
I would like to focus on clinical criteria today. It has been brought to my attention that some payers are citing the American Hospital Association
Press releases from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are typically rather straightforward, easily summarized as: here’s what we’re doing, why we’re doing
I appeared on Talk Ten Tuesdays recently and briefly discussed some topics from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic for the third quarter of
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic for the third quarter of 2023 was recently published. There was a question regarding post-molar pregnancy gestational trophoblastic
Today, I’d like to briefly discuss the continuing practice of insurance payers denying specific diagnoses that a coding professional assigned as valid to report. We
It’s time to revisit screening for COVID-19. Some of you may recall that I recently pointed out that there is no screening during a pandemic.
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Uncover critical guidance. Kay Piper provides an interactive review on coding guidelines and more in the AHA’s fourth quarter 2025 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic in an easy to access on-demand webcast.
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