by Janice Tarlecki, MBA, RHIA, CCS | Sep 5, 2019 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding
On August 2, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. The rule contains many changes to MS-DRGs that will significantly affect the day-to-day...
by Scot Nemchik | Aug 15, 2019 | Coding, True Clinical Picture
This blog post is part of our ongoing series discussing the True Clinical Picture. Before we go any further, let’s quickly reflect on what we mean by True Clinical Picture. TRUE CLINICAL PICTURE: A complete and comprehensive record that serves as the source of truth...
by Scot Nemchik | Aug 6, 2019 | Clinical Documentation Improvement, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding, Denial Management, True Clinical Picture
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. This year’s proposed rule, published on April 23, 2019...
by Sabrina Yousfi MBA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP | Mar 21, 2019 | AHIMA, Clinical Documentation Improvement, Coding, Oncology Data Services, Release of Information
Many roles within health information management (HM) can now be done remotely thanks to improvements in technology and the ability for healthcare organizations to effectively manage privacy and security in a virtual environment. As an HIM professional, there are a lot...
by Ciox Health | Sep 18, 2018 | Coding, HealthSource, Press Release
Platform Equips Coders with Vital Education and Development Opportunities ALPHARETTA, GA – September 18, 2018 – Ciox, a leading health technology company, announces today the launch of a comprehensive platform designed to help assess, train and develop medical coders...
by Janice Tarlecki, MBA, RHIA, CCS | Sep 12, 2018 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding
For the last two years, health information management (HIM) professionals were faced with the daunting task of implementing thousands of new ICD-10 codes as part of the annual code updates. This year, we are dealing with hundreds, rather than thousands, of new codes,...
