Home Health & Hospice Week
ICD-10 Coding Crosswalks May Make Your Life Easier
Don't overlook a valuable resource in making your transition to the ICD-10 diagnosis coding system. CMS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued "General Equivalence Mappings" or GEMS, the agencies remind providers. "You can look up an ICD-9 code and be provided with the most appropriate ICD-10 matches and vice versa," CMS explains in an e-mail message to providers. "They are not a substitute for learning the new ICD-10 codes; however, they can assist users" with various coding functions. Links to the GEMs for 2010 and 2011 are at www.cms.gov/ICD10. Reminder: ICD-9 will undergo a code freeze starting Oct. 1. "This is the last day for regular updates to both the ICD-9 and ICD-10 code sets," CMS explains. "Starting Oct. 1, 2012 there will be only limited code updates to ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code sets to capture new technology and new diseases." Deadline: ICD-10 will take effect in October 2013 (see related story, p. 165).
Home Health & Hospice Week
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Transition To ICD-10 On Time Or Face Millions In Fines
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Wrong NPI Type, Specialty Trigger Edits
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ICD-10 Coding Crosswalks May Make Your Life Easier
Don't overlook a valuable resource in making your transition to the ICD-10 diagnosis coding system. [...] - Industry Note:
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RHHI-To-HHH MAC Transition Set For June 13
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Trying to think of a way to offer some relief to your visiting staff in [...] - Industry Note:
Regional Chain Expands California Locations
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Texas Hospice Opens Inpatient Facility
Solari Hospice Care in Houston has opened a new 8,000-square-foot, 12-bed inpatient hospice facility. Scottsdale, [...] - Reader Question:
Know Your F2F Signature Requirements To Keep Your Rightful Reimbursement
Don't let a technical oversight shoot down your Medicare pay -- or your compliance record. Question: [...]
