In this article, Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC, MSHIM, RHIA , breaks down acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis criteria and reviews documentation and querying for these diagnoses through a case study.
All inpatient coding and CDI professionals, whether new to the field or industry veterans, should be familiar with the American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic . This article reviews the steps to take and the importance of submitting coding questions.
CMS recently released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and OPPS final rules, revising E/M coding guidelines for split visit services, retaining Category 3 telehealth codes through 2023, and increasing monetary penalties for hospital price transparency noncompliance.
Read up on documentation requirements and CPT coding for psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and psychotherapy services. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
Four new CPT codes for principal care management services take effect January 1, 2022. Review documentation requirements and billing edits that will affect reporting of these new codes.
Lori-Lynne Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC , breaks down CPT coding for mammography, breast ultrasound, and breast magnetic resonance imaging for cancer screening and diagnosis.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced its intention to publish a toolkit for identifying adverse events through medical record reviews for inpatient hospitals. The OIG plans to have the toolkit published in fiscal year 2022.
Sarah Nehring, RHIT, CCS, CCDS , shares insight on the clinical concepts behind new fiscal year 2022 ICD-10-CM code I5A (non-ischemic [non-traumatic] myocardial injury) and Coding Clinic, Third Quarter 2021, advice regarding myocardial infarctions due to in-stent stenosis. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
