Don’t miss new coding options for vehicle accidents, either. There are myriad new codes for diagnoses surrounding substance use and abuse, helping coders expand the patient narratives of health and care. Look, too, for the new options for V codes. [...]
Another well-represented group in 2023 is 2-wheeled vehicle accident diagnoses. Coders should look at the new list of codes for patients that report with a consumption or poisoning issue related to substance use. Why? ICD-10 2023 has new codes aimed [...]
Also, see how well 2-wheeled vehicle accidents are represented in 2023. ED coders will want to start looking into updating their coding for patients that report with a consumption or poisoning issue related to substance use. ICD-10 2023 has a [...]
Here are the ICD-10 codes you need to report next month. Focusing solely on global codes when your ob-gyn or hospital nursing staff performs a delivery will increase your chances of making a costly mistake. Sometimes extenuating circumstances require you [...]
The following House bills were introduced: H.R. 1301. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to Medicare ambulance suppliers of the full costs of providing such services. Introduced March 17 by Rep. Amo [...]
Analyze your practice's top 30 diagnoses to get a head start toward compliance.Education is an important part of preparing for ICD-10 implementation, but don't spend your time trying to memorize code sets. That was the advice Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, [...]
Tip: Be careful not to confuse "O" with "0". When ICD-10 codes goes into effect in October 2013, you'll only have one diagnosis code to remember for delivery for a previous cesarean section patient. The current ICD-9-CM diagnosis 654.21 (Previous [...]
While CMS hadn't at press time released its final SNF PPS rule, you might want to take a look at how you document group therapy now, according to one expert. The FY 2012 proposed rule says that "SNFs should include [...]
Practitioners may be keeping an eye on their patients' data to ensure that no one steals beneficiaries' identities -- but it's also smart to keep your providers' identities secure. One physical therapist learned that the hard way after two Florida residents [...]
Plus: Deadline For PECOS Edits Still Up In The AirPractitioners may be keeping an eye on their patients' data to ensure that no one steals beneficiaries' identities-- but it's also smart to keep your providers' identities secure. One physical therapist [...]
