Why you should concentrate on antipsychotic use to regain stars. If your skilled nursing facility (SNF) lost a quality star (or more than one star) due to the revamped ranking structure for the Five-Star Quality Rating System, you’re not alone. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CMS backtracks on cap drop released earlier. Hospices whose reimbursement is limited under Medicare's per-beneficiary cap are breathing a sigh of relief over their 2005 cap amount. But another cap problem still looms on the horizon. The Centers for Medicare & [...]
Medicare creates A9525 instead, then cancels it If you're confused about which low osmolar contrast material (LOCM) codes to use, you're not the only one. But your 2005 HCPCS book brings relief. As of Jan. 1, most carriers should be [...]
In advance of the presidential election, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it expected to secure about an extra 6 million doses of flu vaccine for Americans.That's another 1 million doses of the live virus vaccine FluMist, produced [...]
The following are examples of the types of questions iLIANT Management Directions in Winston-Salem, N.C., uses when assessing applicants for collection work. Scoring is based on a possible total of 100 points with the objective section weighing 45 points and [...]
