The Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting was held on Sept. 12 and 13. The meeting began with the procedure proposals, which were followed by
The next Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting will be held on Sept. 12 and 13 . This meeting will be virtual, and you must
The March 2023 Coordination and Maintenance Committee is the venue for the birthing of new codes. The March Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting is over.
It may become common practice to identify genetic abnormalities prior to the development of manifestations. Any of you who know me know that I wholeheartedly
The naming of drugs is a curious matter. My husband had an unconventional friend who let his cat pick his first kid’s name. He wrote
Our weekly Internet radio broadcast will be bringing you wall-to-wall coverage of the vitally important CMS event. Almost akin to a religious pilgrimage, many of
New code becomes effective Oct. 1, 2022. I participated in the development of a diagnosis proposal on PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome for the Coordination and
Two procedure proposals will not be discussed during the two-day C&M meeting that kicks off today, continuing tomorrow at CMS headquarters in Baltimore. Something will
Throughout my years in the health information management field, I’ve always been deeply interested in clinical coding and even find clinical coding to be fun.
No final decisions are made at the Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. The Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting was held virtually on March 8 and
Coordination and Maintenance meeting scheduled for March 8 and 9. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published their tentative agenda on their
Comments on the PCS proposals may be emailed to ICDProcedureCodeRequest@cms.hhs.gov by Oct. 15 for codes considered for implementation on April 1, 2022. The Coordination and
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