ICD-10-CM is Lacking Detail for Sexual Harassment
Clinical documentation will need to reflect these situations in order to be accurately coded. When beginning research for this article, I opened my 2018 ICD-10-CM
Clinical documentation will need to reflect these situations in order to be accurately coded. When beginning research for this article, I opened my 2018 ICD-10-CM
Risk adjustment has been used to entice payers and providers to accept patients with multiple chronic conditions along with those patients who are relatively healthy.
There is a definite need for outpatient CDI programs – provided that hospital administration takes the right approach to its development and implementation. Interest in
Chronic conditions are the driving force in determining healthcare outcomes and costs in today’s value-based world, hence the interest in the Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC)
An insider’s look at coding Alzheimer’s and its associated symptoms. EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an edited transcript of Laurie Johnson’s recent appearance on Talk
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the third and final installment in a three-part series by Dr. Remer on outpatient clinical documentation integrity. In the first
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is part one in a three-part series on outpatient clinical documentation integrity. There is a great push within the healthcare industry
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.
Correction: Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) have been a part of our coding, documentation, and reimbursement landscape since their implementation by Medicare in 2004. HCCs were
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