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. Listen in for twenty minutes or so every other Monday and send in your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with the Coder® To receive […]
Pitfalls of HCC Coding Top Risk Areas
Though HCCs were first introduced nearly 20 years ago in 2004 it is only recently that real importance has been placed on HCC Coding. HCC codes are used to establish patient-specific payments for the following year by CMS. It is critical that these codes are captured year-round; if we miss or incorrectly capture these codes, […]
Sepsis After Careful Study
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 […]
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 minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with the Coder® […]