Welcome to Coffee with the Coder^®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten to twenty minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with the Coder^® To receive text notifications send an email to help@AQ-IQ.com with your request. We will text you in the hour prior to the start of the next episode.

During the “Insiders” portion, Ms Digby discusses sleep disorders. She refers to this document. As the call begins, our first question concerns pressure injuries that progress to pressure ulcers during the inpatient stay and the necessary physician documentation for correct reporting. Next, Ms Digby addressed whether a Nurse Practitioner can perform and bill for physical therapy services. Finally, which modifier comes first when more than one modifier is required?

Congratulations to Abbi for winning this episode’s “mugging”!

Dial in for the next Episode on April 12 beginning at 10:10 am Eastern (7:10 am Pacific).