Inpatient coders and clinical documentation improvement specialists are very familiar with CCs and MCCs. After all, they help determine the MS-DRG assignment for a particular inpatient stay. ICD-10-...
Do you know what you don’t know about ICD-10? Do you know where your knowledge gaps are? Unfortunately, the answer is probably no. More than half of the people who responded to our completely...
The Fourth of July is in the books for another year and once again, we saw an interesting assortment of patients in the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic over the weekend. Let’s take a look at some of the more...
Documentation opportunities abound in ICD-10-CM Chapter 13 (musculoskeletal system). The official ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines provide us with plenty of instructions. The guidelines include...
You know us and the staff at the Acme ED, Fix ‘Em Up Clinic, and the Stitch ‘EM Up Hospital. Now, we want to get to know a little bit about you, our readers. Please complete this short survey to tell...
Do you find yourself wondering how you will ever learn everything to be ready for the ICD-10-CM/PCS compliance deadline? Does it feel overwhelming with how busy you are? The answer: Keep Calm and...
CMS has been releasing ICD-10 National Coverage Determination (NCD) “omnibus” transmittals since September 2012, which gives providers some information about CMS’ coverage policies moving forward...
Over the summer, I was in the process of going through the American Health Information Management Association Academy for ICD-10-CM for trainers. I had completed the online, self-paced part of the...
ICD-10-PCS is vastly different from the ICD-9-CM procedure codes inpatient coders currently use. By now, you probably know that ICD-10-PCS codes must be seven characters in length. The letters I and...
Melissa took her four nephews sledding over the weekend to the boys’ delight. They had a great time. Aunt Melissa, however, didn’t escape the adventure unscathed. While descending the (not really)...
