CMS recently revised the evaluation and management (E/M) coding guidelines for inpatient providers. Understand the far-reaching effects of the changes and how to ensure your organization is in compliance.
Healthcare providers know that denials are not a matter of if, but when. One way to prevent and manage denials is by looking for opportunities to involve other departments.
This week’s Medicare updates include guidance on the COVID-19 public health emergency conclusion, the quarterly update to the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, and more!
Sepsis is a systemic, deleterious response to infection that can lead to severe sepsis and septic shock. Brush up on sepsis criteria and documentation and coding guidelines.
The 2023 update to the CPT manual had almost every chapter undergoing some form of change. In this article, Aimee L. Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, delves into some of the major changes to E/M coding and considerations for documentation integrity.
This week’s Medicare updates include an FAQ on the PHE conclusion, a fact sheet on hospital price transparency enforcement updates, HCPCS application summaries and coding recommendations, and more!
