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CONQUERING CASE MIX:
Protect Your Claims From Costly V Code Errors
Hint: Coding guidelines are not the only rules that matter. If you find yourself using V57... Read more
Coding 101:
Are You Missing The Boat On Aftercare Coding?
Follow these 4 steps to get on board. If you're not sure when to use aftercare codes, you ... Read more
Coding How-To:
How To Avoid 5 Common ICD-9 Errors
The dollars are in the details. A surefire way to improve your reimbursement is to avoid g... Read more
CODING TOOLS:
Case Mix Code Quick Reference Sheet (Part 2)
Improve reimbursement - give each of your coders a copy. There are no more excuses for not... Read more
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You Can Correct Coding Errors - But You May Have To Hurry
Here's what you need to know. By ignoring your coding mistakes, you could be throwing away... Read more
Reader Questions:
How To Code Renal Hypertension
Question: Which code should we use to show the diagnosis of hypertension that is renal dis... Read more
Reader Questions:
Which Is Dominant - Brain Or Body?
Question: The patient has a late effect CVA with hemiplegia diagnosis. But the codes for c... Read more
You Be The Coder ...Diabetes And Surgery - Here's A Coding Challenge
Question: A patient with Type II diabetes is admitted to home care following an amputation... Read more
CONQUERING CASE MIX:
Avoid This Common Arthritis Coding Error
Warning: Haste or ignorance can look like fraud. If you find 716 codes showing up often in... Read more
Coding Changes:
Scrutinize Codes To Prevent Slow Payment
Learn the coding switch loophole that has many providers confused. Now that the new 2005 ... Read more
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Say 'Goodbye' To These Invalid ICD-9 Codes
Correct cheat sheets or risk returned claims. Heads up: If you're seeing coding for decubi... Read more
Coding Tools:
Orthopedic Case Mix Code Quick Reference Sheet
Keeping track of case mix codes brings in the dollars you earned. Perhaps you haven't yet ... Read more
Reimbursement:
Take This Crash Course In M0245
You could be losing hundreds of dollars per patient in M0245 errors. After a year of strug... Read more
Reader Questions
Trauma And Surgery Create Coding ConfusionQuestion: A patient admitted to home care has a ... Read more
You Be The Coder ... Diabetes Manifestations Challenge Coders
Question 1: Mrs. B. is admitted with deteriorating vision due to diabetic retinopathy. She... Read more
CODING AUDITS:
Consider These Key Elements For Effective
Self assessment protects you from unpleasant surprises.It's too late to conduct a coding a... Read more
Conquering Case Mix:
Cauda Equina Syndrome Is Rarer Than You Think
Take time to confirm the diagnosis to avoid payment delays.If you deserve the extra points... Read more
Coding 101:
5 Coding Conventions You Must Understand
Play by the rules to win the coding game.Think of coding conventions as clues to help you ... Read more
Coding Changes:
Stroke Coding Errors Will Skyrocket After October
Here's what you need to know to protect your reimbursement. If you play a coding associati... Read more
Reader Question:
How Long Can A Surgical Would Be Non-Healing?
Question: How long can we use the code for non-healing surgical wound (998.83)? We've care... Read more
Reader Question:
Surgical Closing Doesn't Change Trauma Wound
Question: We received a referral for a patient who had fallen at home and sustained a pret... Read more
Reader Question:
Reason For Amputation Is Key
Question: A diabetic home health patient stepped on a nail that went into her great toe. T... Read more
Reader Question:
Do You Have A Malnourished Patient? Ask Why
Question: A patient is admitted for home care with a diagnosis of pancreatitis. The focus ... Read more
You Be The Coder:
Beware Of Tricky CVA Code Changes
Question: Mr. Jones was discharged from the hospital following treatment for pneumonia. Th... Read more
Coding Changes:
Being Unprepared On Oct. 1 Could Slow Your Cash Flow To A Trickle
Here's what you need to know to expedite the payment you deserve. The changes to the ICD-9... Read more
Diagnosis Coding:
Follow These 8 Coding Steps To Avoid Losing Money This Fall
Agencies hope for a lull in new patients and recerts at the end of September.If your staff... Read more
Coding 101:
Use 'Excludes' Notes To Guide You To The Right Code
Don't just skim over those little black boxes in your coding manual.Accurate coding saves ... Read more
Coding How-To:
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Assumptions are a coder's downfall. If you've been trying to code with just the OASIS and ... Read more
Reader Question:
Eliminate Coagulation Confusion
Question: When would I use 790.92 (abnormal coagulation profile) versus V58.61 (long term ... Read more
Reader Question:
How Far Does M0240 Go?
Question: How many diagnoses should I include in M0240? Many of our patients have a long l... Read more
Reader Question:
Don't Let Fracture Coding Break Your Stride
Question: We admitted an elderly patient after an open reduction for a fractured left ankl... Read more
Reader Question:
Teaching Yourself To Code? Check Out These Resources
Question: Our clinicians do their own coding. Could you provide a basic bibliography of re... Read more
You Be The Coder:
Which Diagnoses Affect Care?
Question: Your newest home care patient just returned from the hospital after coronary art... Read more
Conquering Case Mix:
You Could Be Losing Thousands in Coding Confusion
Conquering case mix is key to agency profitabilityIf only you could just worry about what ... Read more
Strengthen Your Weakness Coding in 4 Easy Steps
Solution: Look beyond the weaknessKnowing how to differentiate between the types of muscle... Read more
Primary Diagnosis Coding Tool:
7 Strategies to Avoid Downcoding
Hint: Focus on the patient If your claims are being downcoded for incorrect diagnosis code... Read more
Use V Codes t Treat Some Wound Care Coding Troubles
Key: Let your clinician determine the wound typeWound care can be one of the trickiest hom... Read more
Coding 101:
Nail Your Diagnosis Codes in 5 Easy Steps
These coding basics can make or break your accuracy The key to getting your diagnosis code... Read more
Reader Questions:
Choose Carefully for Joint Revision
Question: Which aftercare code is best suited for a joint revision due to a failed knee or... Read more
Reader Questions:
Make This Fracture Coding Exception
Question: Should we always report an aftercare code in M0230 or M0240 for a patient with a... Read more
Reader Questions:
Base Fall Coding on Cause
Question: What are my options for a V code for recurrent falls? North Carolina SubscriberA... Read more
Reader Questions:
Monitor Your Medication Coding
Question: We have a Medicaid patient whom the nurse sees to fill meds and monitor their ef... Read more
You Be the Coder:
Look to Intensity of Services
Question: You admit a patient for a home care episode following surgical removal of a neop... Read more
2005 ICD-9 Update:
Experts Show You How to Put the 2005 ICD-9 Codes to Work
In a nutshell: Master the new decubitus ulcer and revised diabetes codes Reporting decubit... Read more
2005 ICD-9 Update:
Revise Your CVA Coding
New 5-digit code offers more-specific alternative when 'CVA'is backed by detailed documen... Read more
Coding Case Studies:
Aftercare Versus Complications - Avoid Confusing Aftercare With Surgical Complications
Hint: Be sure you and the physician agree A surgical wound may clearly be infected, but th... Read more
Coding Tool:
Cover Your Bases When Clinicians and Supervisors Clash Over Correct Coding
You know the scenario: The clinician codes a medical record one way, and her supervisor th... Read more
Coding Tools:
Hire a Credentialed Coder and Limit Denials to 5% of Claims
Hiring coders may be all the rage, but don't start sifting through resumes without this k... Read more
Mo' Money With M0245:
Mo' Money With M0245:
Take this case-mix refresher course to make sure your practice is on track CMS says in it... Read more
Coding 101:
Test Your Knowledge of ICD-9 Coding Facts and Terms
Put your skills to the test with this general ICD-9-CM quiz. How well do you know your man... Read more
Coding Tools:
Coding Time-Savers You Can Put in Place Today
Use this checklist to cut in half the time you spend thumbing through your ICD-9 manual T... Read more
Reader Question:
Signal 'No Diagnosis' to Your FI
Question: When is it appropriate to report signs-and-symptoms codes? Arizona Subscriber A... Read more
Reader Question:
Don't Be Afraid to Ask
Question: I was looking over my clinician's coding and noticed that she assigned a diagno... Read more
Reader Question:
Report 2 Codes for Polyneuropathy, AIDSReport 2 Codes for Polyneuropathy, AIDS
Question: The medical record said "polyneuropathy of the extremities due to AIDS." The cl... Read more
You Be the Coder:
New and Old Ulcer Coding
Question: The patient is admitted to the home health agency with a disruption of a surgic... Read more
CVA CODING :
Don't Be Struck By This Stroke Coding Trap
Are you making the same mistake as most of your colleagues? Attention home care providers... Read more
Reader Question:
Sing ICD-9's Synonyms Praises
Question: If I look up a condition in the ICD-9-CM manual's index and the condition is fo... Read more
Available Years:  2004