ICD-10-CM: Infections

2016 Coding Review & Recommendations

Condition Code W2

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CMS Transmittal 1203 dated March 22, 2013 MLN Matters (revised July 6, 2013) These documents provide guidance for billing Part B inpatient claims and the use of condition code W2.  

OIG Work Plan 2014

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To view the full report, please click the link below (requires Adobe Reader): OIG 2014 Work Plan

OPPS and ASC Final Rule for CY 2014

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This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for CY 2014 to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from continuing experience with these systems.  In this final rule with comment period, are changes to the amounts and factors used to […]

ICD-10-CM: Renal Conditions

Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification (CMS Letter to Providers dated September 5, 2013)

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IMPORTANT. As a practitioner in the hospital environment you are expected to utilize this guidance related to hospital inpatient admission. Click here to read the letter from CMS.

ICD-10: Coding for Infections with Paula Digby

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 This session is now in our Library. To appropriately report infections with ICD-10, one needs to have a clear understanding of the nature of infections as well as the knowledge to decipher the clues regarding each. Attend this session to learn more about bacterial vs viral infections, HIV, Pneumonia and more. Be sure to note […]

Using a Scribe for Physician Documentation

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This information, from the Joint Commission, addresses standards that are invoked by the use of unlicensed individuals (called scribes) to enter the physician’s documentation. Click to read the entire document.