Auditing and monitoring, Clinical documentation, Health information management, Hospital outpatient, Questions and answers
During this program, expert speakers Jugna Shah, MPH, and Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, cover frequently raised questions and discuss the impact of OPPS packaging on drug administration overall payments, the importance of reviewing your MAC’s local coverage determination guidance, and hot audit topics.
Auditing and monitoring, Clinical documentation, Health information management, Hospital inpatient
During this 60-minute webcast, Gloryanne Bryant, BS, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, will walk you through what industry studies have found regarding MS-DRG shifts in ICD-10 and the steps you can take to identify them within your organization.
Health information management, Hospital outpatient, Physician practice
Read the operative report submitted by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, and consider the CPT and ICD-10-CM codes you would assign.
Health information management, Hospital inpatient, Hospital outpatient
This report from HIM Briefings (formerly Medical Records Briefing) looks at trends that may emerge in 2016 and what your organization may want to focus on.
Auditing and monitoring, Health information management
The Office for Civil Rights recently published its audit protocol for its current privacy and security audits. These protocols give healthcare organizations an inside look at the inspection process. Our sister publication, Briefings on HIPAA, recently published this breakdown of the audit protocols key activities.
Modifiers -25 and -59 remain under scrutiny by Recovery Auditors, CMS, and the OIG. Sarah L Goodman, MBA, CHCAF, CPC-H, CCP, FCS, and Susan E. Garrison, CHC, CHCA, PCS, FCS, CCS-P, CPAR, CPC, CPC-H, answer five questions about correct use of modifiers -25 and -59.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began the process of clarifying the level of physician supervision for hospital outpatient services in 2008, continuing with further clarifications and regulatory changes through the CY 2012 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule. In this white paper, Kimberly Anderwood Hoy, JD, CPC, director of Medicare and compliance at HCPro, Inc, in Danvers, MA, will explain the current requirements for supervision of hospital outpatient services, as well as the recent clarification in the CY 2012 final rule.
When coding guidelines are murky and open for interpretation, coders can sometimes feel as though they're pinned between a rock and a hard place. Discussing the gray areas of coding during a coding roundtable not only helps relieve this tension, but it also helps to establish policies that ensure consistency and continuity. Use this sample charter to build your own coding roundtable.
