Figure out what the data threshold is for PY 2024. The key to avoiding penalties and maximizing your chances of positive Medicare incentive payment adjustments is being skilled at navigating the nuances of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). And [...]
Pocket 7 top QPP and MSSP policies for next year. The 2023 rulemaking cycle was a banner year for Medicare’s quality and cost initiatives. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the agency opted to refine programs and policies [...]
Hydrocephalus could be affecting patients needing these procedures. Patients requiring meningocele/myelomeningocele repair often suffer from spina bifida, but there are other conditions that could also merit the repair. Hydrocephalus is a common associated condition with spina bifida, also known as [...]
And remember to assign Z91.A- codes to detail caregiver noncompliance. If your practice has patients who have been taking immunotherapies or chemotherapeutic agents for an extended period of time, you now have more specific options for coding “long-term (current) use [...]
Make sure to report social factors that impact care. When your surgeon notes that issues related to social considerations or care compliance impact a patient’s healthcare, you’ll have new codes to report the situation beginning Oct. 1. That’s because the [...]
Prepare now for more detailed Z79 diagnosis codes. Back in July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted a list of nearly 1,500 new codes that will join the ICD-10-CM code set beginning Oct. 1, 2022. Among the [...]
Look to expanded Z code options to capture social circumstances. With the 2023 ICD-10-CM updates, which go into effect Oct. 1, 2022, new social determinants of health (SDoH) codes offer new ways to document various patient circumstances into their medical [...]
Plus: Understand noncompliance code revisions, too. Among the recently released ICD-10-CM 2023 codes, are myriad new codes and revisions that encourage health equity and offer new options for reporting social issues. Context: Starting Oct. 1, 2022, you’ll have an expanded [...]
Plus: Check out SDoH and noncompliance code revisions, too. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the new ICD-10-CM 2023 codes — and there are a plethora of new options and revisions that promote health equity and [...]
And get a glimpse of these clarifying guideline changes. Starting Oct. 1, 2022, you’ll have an expanded list of social determinants of health (SDoH) codes, as well as new ways to report patient and caregiver noncompliance. These factors have always [...]
