I have been musing recently about things I've written for this journal over the past years. Hard to believe I've been doing monthly educational articles regarding the clinical aspects of coding since about 2002.
Dual coding. Reformatting queries. Educating physicians. Let's face it?the to-do list for ICD-10 preparation is pretty long, and can be a bit daunting. With ICD-10 implementation happening this month, there's one thing your facility should do: prioritize.
Robert S. Gold, MD, discusses educational opportunities for sequencing viral gastroenteritis, coding past medical conditions, and reporting neonatal codes.
Although CMS did not propose any changes to the 2-midnight rule in the fiscal year 2016 IPPS proposed rule, it signaled its intention to address short stays in the calendar year (CY) 2016 OPPS proposed rule. CMS followed through by introducing several proposed changes to the 2-midnight rule.
Respiratory failure, whether acute or chronic and whether following surgery or not, is one diagnosis that is always an easy target for those who abuse the documentation and assignment of ICD codes.
In the third part of our series on Patient Safety Indicator 90, we focus on inclusions, exclusions, and coding and documentation vulnerabilities for PSI 7.
Many coders and CDI specialists memorized previous Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting , Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM and do not have to give them a lot of forethought before applying correctly to their day-to-day reviews. Although many of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting remain the same in ICD-10, none of Coding Clinic's previous advice can be applied to the new code set. Without years of new Coding Clinic advice under their belts, it may take some time before the staff exhibits the same ease when applying ICD-10-CM/PCS codes to the documentation provided.