by Scot Nemchik | Jun 26, 2019 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding
For quite some time now CMS has reiterated their plan to perform a comprehensive assessment of current ICD-10-CM complication and comorbidity (CC) and major complication and comorbidity (MCC) designations. We’ll refer to this process as reclassification or reclass....
by Scot Nemchik | Jul 2, 2018 | Clinical Documentation Improvement, Coding
Over the past few years, CMS has made known their intent to perform a comprehensive CC/MCC analysis to assess the appropriateness of each diagnosis codes ‘CC severity’. CC severity is the term used to describe a codes role as a DRG influencer in the inpatient...
by Scot Nemchik | Mar 5, 2018 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding
Get the DRG and move on. For better or worse, and with rare exception, that was the primary directive governing inpatient coding behavior back when I was coding in the early 2000’s. This edict made sense in context of the limited reach of coded data at the turn of the...
by Scot Nemchik | Jan 12, 2018 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding
Right about this time last year, we stood on the cusp of implementing over 5,500 new ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes for the new federal fiscal year. One year later, we find ourselves in a similar position. Thousands of new diagnosis and procedure codes are waiting in...
