Marlene Goodwin-Esola, MSN, RN-BC , recounts her personal journey with heart disease, undergoing cardiac catheterization, and offers her viewpoint on being on the other side of a coding chart.
Amanda Vincent, MBA, CCS, CPC, CCDS, CRC , explains the differing definitions of “complication” for providers vs. coders, reviews types of complications, and codes an intraoperative laceration case study.
2024 ICD-10-CM code changes pertaining to acute appendicitis and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth give coders the opportunity to report these conditions with greater accuracy and specificity. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
After years of working to engage providers and get them on board with CDI efforts, every seasoned CDI professional knows there’s no one-size-fits-all solution.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is a broad federal law that establishes the basic privacy and security protections that coders are required to follow.
Anemia describes a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient. Review the types of anemia, diagnostic criteria, treatment, and ICD-10-CM coding.
A recent ProPublica article found that nearly 30,000 Medicare patients may have received atherectomy procedures prematurely or unnecessarily, resulting in millions of dollars in reimbursement.
Medical necessity is the foundation for justifying the need for services. It provides the reason for the diagnostic test or therapeutic services. Anna Santoro, MBA, CCS, CCS-P, RCC, CHRI , reviews the fundamentals of medical necessity and explains its importance.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is a broad federal law that establishes the basic privacy and security protections that coders are required to follow.
