Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC, reviews the different methods of fetal monitoring and what coders will need to look for in documentation to report them.
Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, and Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, compare and contrast coding for poisonings and adverse effects in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM and explain the new concept of underdosing.
Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC, defines abnormal pregnancies and explains how to determine the appropriateCPT ® , ICD-9-CM, and ICD-10-CM codes.
PSI 7 evaluates the hospital’s risk-adjusted rate of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections. Shannon Newell, RHIA, CCS, Steve Weichhand , and Sean Johnson explain inclusions, exclusions, and risk adjustment factors for this measure.
Many coders rely on the AHA's Coding Clinic advice to resolve sticky situations with ICD-9-CM coding. However, AHA will not be transitioning its current guidance to ICD-10-CM. Instead, in January 2014, AHA began focusing solely on ICD-10-CM questions to help clear up confusion prior to implementation.
Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC, reviewsCPT® coding for interrupted pregnancies, while also highlighting changes coders can expect for related diagnoses in ICD-10-CM.
When providers use different definitions for the same disease, confusion and chaos result. Trey La Charité, MD , discusses how coding and clinical documentation improvement specialists can clear up the situation.
The seventh character in an ICD-10-CM code represents either the fetus (for pregnancy codes), or the encounter (for injuries and burns). Jennifer E. Avery, CCS, CPC-H, CPC, CPC-I, Gretchen Young-Charles, RHIA, and Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, review guidelines for correct seventh character selection.