Question: A patient presented to their ophthalmologist with severe discomfort and dryness in their left eye. The ophthalmologist examined and diagnosed the patient with upper eyelid retraction. The provider recommended surgical correction to treat the condition. Two weeks later, the [...]
Hint: Think in terms of encounter status for new revisions. With only a few weeks until the first official update to ICD-10 goes into effect, here’s one last “sneak peek” at the changes you can probably expect to see for [...]
October revisions will keep the denials at a minimum. Remember how you had thought you had lost a code for when a laparoscopic surgery becomes an open one? ICD-10 will resolve this as of October 1, when you’ll add Z53.31 [...]
Get ready to specify ovarian cyst laterality in October. Remember how you had thought you had lost a code for when a laparoscopic surgery becomes an open one? ICD-10 will resolve this as of October 1, when you’ll add Z53.31 [...]
Get ready to specify ovarian cyst laterality in October. Remember how you had thought you had lost a code for when a laparoscopic surgery becomes an open one? ICD-10 will resolve this as of October 1, when you’ll add Z53.31 [...]
Profit margins are also down, but that didn’t stop MedPAC from recommending a rate freeze. Take a look at the vital statistics that the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is citing for lawmakers when pushing for a pay cut: About 48 [...]
Profit margins are also down, but that didn’t stop MedPAC from recommending a rate freeze. Take a look at the vital statistics that the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is citing for lawmakers when pushing for a pay cut: About 48 [...]
Hint: If cause is alcohol abuse, don’t forget to identify it additionally. When reporting a diagnosis of gastrojejunal ulcer with ICD-10, you’ll need to focus only on presence or absence of hemorrhage or perforation along with chronicity. You do not [...]
Outlier threshold takes a major jumpInpatient rehabilitation facilities' 2008 PPS final rule is out. This time around, the rule isn't a particularly groundbreaking one, but you should still tune your reimbursement radar to a couple key highlights. Eli will steer [...]
Get ready to personally deliver notices every single time services are reduced or end. Home health agencies dodged a bullet when the ABN workload turned out lighter than they feared. But now that bullet may hit the industry squarely between [...]
