Employing clinical versus coding criteria for assigning or auditing an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for malnutrition can have a significant impact on reimbursement. Use these tips to ensure appropriate documentation and coding.
Employing clinical versus coding criteria for assigning or auditing an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for malnutrition can have a significant impact on reimbursement. Use these tips to ensure appropriate documentation and coding.
Alysia Minott, CCS, CIRCC, CDIP, explains anatomic and documentation details coding professionals need to know to report cardiac and interventional radiology procedures.
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed rule on Accrediting Organizations, a memorandum on texting patient information and patient orders, and more!
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.
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.
