Question: How will the new ICD-10-CM codes for childhood obesity, which became effective October 1, 2024, improve diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents? What are some of those codes? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: Obesity is a complex, chronic condition [...]
Go beyond documentation to help end the stigmatization of your obese patients. On Oct. 1, 2024, ICD-10-CM introduced a new option to code obesity by class. But why were these codes needed? For example, prior to the release of the [...]
Question: Can I use the equation for calculating adult body mass index (BMI) — (weight in pounds x 703 divided by height in inches) — to determine a child’s BMI? Michigan Subscriber Answer: Although adult BMIs are calculated with an [...]
Specify obesity classes with new codes. With more than 250 new diagnosis codes, the 2025 ICD-10 code set affects almost every category. On Oct. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the code set, and as [...]
See how obesity coding is getting more precise. With more than 250 new diagnosis codes, the 2025 ICD-10-CM code set affects almost every category. On Oct. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will update the code [...]
Specify obesity classes with new codes. With more than 250 new diagnosis codes, the 2025 ICD-10-CM code set affects almost every category. On Oct. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will update the code set, and [...]
On May 8, 2024, Ascension, a nonprofit and Catholic health system “detected unusual activity on select technology network systems,” according to an Ascension spokesperson. This unusual activity was later determined to be a ransomware attack. With 140 hospitals across 19 [...]
See who qualifies as a QHP. What constitutes a qualified healthcare professional (QHP), what kinds of services can different levels of healthcare professional provide, and how does it affect coding? If you’ve ever had questions like this, chances are you’re [...]
Smart kettles measure beverage consumption. Healthcare teams are finding innovative ways to augment their care plans with artificial intelligence (AI). The technology can report helpful, and sometimes critical, information back to medical professionals when their senior patients are at home, [...]
How do you report 2 sessions in 1 day? Find out. On Nov. 16, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published their calendar year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, in which they finalized a [...]
