TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITH MCC DRG Code 557
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- HIPAA Enforcement: Feds Keep Pressure on Despite PHE - (Dec 11, 2020)
Tip: Make risk management a priority in 2021. You might think that a pandemic would impede HIPAA enforcement, but you’d be wrong. In fact, as COVID-19 hits its third-wave stride, the feds seem to be trending up rather than down. [...]
- Hospice News: Frequency Of Skilled Visits Vary At End Of Hospice, JAMA Study Says - (Mar 16, 2016)
Industry takes another popular press beating. Day of the week, service setting, location, and ethnicity made a difference when it came to Medicare hospice patients receiving “professional” services at end of life, a new study shows. Of the 661,557 Medicare [...]
- Industry Note: Skilled Visits Vary At End Of Hospice, JAMA Study Says - (Feb 12, 2016)
Industry takes another popular press beating. Day of the week, service setting, location, and ethnicity made a difference when it came to Medicare hospice patients receiving “professional” services at end of life, a new study shows. Of the 661,557 Medicare [...]
- ICD-10 Update: K56.3 Provides Simple One-to-one Transition For Gallstone Ileus - (Feb 26, 2014)
Hint: Distinguish from duodenal ileus to correctly nail the diagnosis. When you begin using ICD-10 codes after Oct.1, 2014, you’ll continue to report a diagnosis of gallstone ileus without much deviation from the way you reported this diagnosis with ICD-9 [...]
- Industry Notes - (Jan 03, 2014)
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- Industry Notes - (Dec 13, 2013)
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- Industry Note: ZPICs Train Spotlight On Home Health, Hospice - (Dec 06, 2013)
It’s not just your imagination — you’ve gotten special attention from the ZPICs. One Zone Program Integrity Contractor "received almost $3 million for a completed project specifically examining potential fraud among home health providers," reveals the Government Accountability Office in [...]
- ICD-10 Update: Loop Into K56.1 For Intussusception Diagnosis - (Aug 27, 2013)
Hint: Use different ICD-10 code for a diagnosis of intussusception of the appendix When your clinician diagnoses intussusception of the colon under ICD-10, you can rest easy, as you’ll find selecting a code is similar to the way you report [...]
- Documentation Spotlight: Enjoy Straightforward Transition For Paralytic Ileus With K56.0 - (Jun 07, 2013)
Hint: Distinguish from gallstone ileus or duodenal ileus to correctly nail the diagnosis. When your gastroenterologist diagnoses paralytic ileus, you’ll be relieved to know that there is not much variation in the way you’ll report this diagnosis using ICD-10 codes [...]
- ICD-10 Update: Enjoy Straightforward Transition For Paralytic Ileus With K56.0 - (May 27, 2013)
Hint: Distinguish from gallstone ileus or duodenal ileus to correctly nail the diagnosis. When your gastroenterologist diagnoses paralytic ileus, you’ll be relieved to know that there is not much variation in the way you’ll report this diagnosis using ICD-10 codes [...]