CCD is when the typical and customary documentation of a condition does not line up with the available codes or the indexing. Last week, I
It is highly recommended to self-audit first, internally, with qualified staff. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a four-part series on the importance of
Review your payer policies when performing these services. Pain management coding can be tricky. Trigger point injection therapy is a common procedure performed by pain
Complicated coding of type 2 myocardial infarctions. Advancing technology often leads to evolution of medicine. As our laboratory studies become more sensitive, we need to
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Indiscriminate copying and pasting is the enemy of accurate, complete, concise, and relevant documentation. Does copy and paste make you as crazy as it does
If physician training and education on clinical documentation is not done correctly, you might as well not do it at all It is common knowledge
How CDI transforms documentation from a reimbursement perspective to a tool for patient care and support of quality-based, cost-effective, efficient healthcare. Clinical documentation improvement (CDI)
As coders, we often face dilemmas without benefit of clear guidance, creating the feeling of being pulled in different directions. In today’s audit environment, coders
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