Accurate, defensible, compliant coding is essential to the revenue cycle of all healthcare organizations, particularly Critical Access Hospitals which can be located in rural regions… Read More »5 Reasons Why Rural Hospitals Should Consider a New Coding Approach
In this week’s RA/HCC discussion, we are looking at a few of the HCC modification changes. As previously discussed, the HCC changes are extensive and… Read More »Bi-Weekly RA/HCC V28 Changes Discussion
To round up our other ICD-10 update guides, the team has pulled together a guide for the DRG updates for 2024. In this guide you’ll… Read More »2024 ICD-10-DRG Updates
Topic: Adverse Reactions to Drugs & Toxins/Poisoning/Underdosing/Toxic Effects Common definitions for this discussion: Provider documentation needs to be clear whether a drug was taken as… Read More »Monthly CDI Scenario Discussion – November 2023
Comparing Codes Across ICD Versions: Heart Failure In this month’s ICD-11 deep dive, UASI’s Mary Stanfill continues to examine the differences between ICD-10 and ICD-11… Read More »ICD-11 Monthly – October 2023
Unlike 2023 with no new MS-DRG, the FY2024 changes include 15 new MS-DRGs, found in MDCs 04, 05 and 06. These MS-DRGs include: Notable items… Read More »FY 2024 MS-DRG Changes
When Pam Stence, Director of CDI for Sharp HealthCare, had a hunch that her CDI program may not be performing as well as it could, she decided to dig deep to find answers.
Topic Outpatient CDI: Pacemaker Status, Sacroiliitis Office Visit: 76-year-old female, lives alone. Follow up re: Cardiology, Orthopedic (low back pain) follow up, refills needed. PMH:… Read More »Monthly CDI Scenario Discussion – October 2023
Comparing Codes Across ICD Versions: Pneumonia, present on admission By: Mary H. Stanfill, MBI, ACHIP, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA As the US has started exploring… Read More »ICD-11 Monthly – September 2023
Nancy Koors and Mary Stanfill sit down with ChristianaCare’s Ambulatory CDI Program Manager to discuss UASI’s Risk Adjustment Maturity Model.