Amanda Vincent, MBA, CCS, CPC, CCDS, CRC , analyzes various types of postprocedural complications, such as respiratory failure, infection, ileus, shock, and offers direction on how to report them.
Teresa Seville, RHIT, CCS, explains that a thorough review of ICD-10 updates must include analysis of the addenda, including the index, tabular notes, guidelines, and committee meeting highlights.
Alysia Minott, CCS, CIRCC, CDIP, explains anatomic and documentation details coding professionals need to know to report cardiac and interventional radiology procedures.
Our experts answer questions about conflicting payer and MAC guidance, identifying CPT/HCPCS services and supplies that are not separately reportable, and more.
Diane Pittman, CPC, CPMA, CRC, CCD-O, and April Russell, MBA, CPC, CPC-P, COC, CRC, CCDS-O, explain how reporting ICD-10-CM social determinants of health, their context, and coder feedback can influence natural language understanding.
Q: Can a “yes/no” query be sent based on this documentation to confirm yes, there is a postoperative hematoma, no, there is not a postoperative hematoma, or other?
April Russell, MBA, CPC, CPC-P, COC, CRC, CCDS-O , and Will Morriss, CCS, CCDS-O , describe how artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted providers, coders, and the healthcare industry.
Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CCS , defines the Diagnosis, Etiology, Evidence, Plan (DEEP) methodology to identify and instill good habits for provider documentation.
The AHA responded with potential provider concerns to the government’s recent request for information (RFI) as it prepares for the potential transition from ICD-10 to ICD-11 for morbidity coding.