Respiratory Question for the Week of November 2, 2020
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October 31, 2020
What is the purpose of an MWT?
What is the purpose of an MWT?
What are the documentation requirements when performing a microbubble ultrasound 76978/76979 and a diagnostic ultrasound 76705 during a liver biopsy? What verbiage is required to support performing/charging both in the report?
If we perform an additional single antibody stain procedure along with 88346, what code would we report?
Hospitals could be charged $250,000 or twice the demand amount, whichever is greater. In October 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of
The first end-to-end, universally applied, culturally tailored, and fully integrated SDoH program in the country. COVID-19 has widened the gaps between the have’s and have-nots,
There are COVID-19 hot spots and now there are potential covid audit hot spots. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted
LOS versus MSPB—the same or different. Length of stay (LOS) and Medicare spending per beneficiary (MSPB): are they both necessary? Are they complementary, or different
An update on ICD-11 There is much going on with ICD-11 – but more so in other countries of the world than the United States,
Sepsis is diagnosed through clinical judgment. One of the forums I monitor recently saw a question about sepsis and SEP-1, which elicited this article. SEP-1
Is this “new normal” a false reality? As we are now well into October, many months into COVID-19, I think we all have to look
Hospitalizations are rising and have hit a two-month high; deaths are trending upwards There are now 40 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, with more
Newly released data reveals that positivity rate for Idaho is now at 23.22, putting the Gem state in the top three of the nation. The
Federal auditors are zeroing in on Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) and hospital rehab unit services, with OIG and CERT audits leading to millions in penalties—often due to documentation and administrative errors, not quality of care. Join compliance expert Michael Calahan, PA, MBA, to learn the five clinical “pillars” of IRF-PPS admissions, key documentation requirements, and real-life case lessons to help protect your revenue.
During this essential RACmonitor webcast Michael Calahan, PA, MBA Certified Compliance Officer, will clarify the rules, dispel common misconceptions, and equip you with practical strategies to code, document, and bill high-risk split/shared, incident-to & critical care E/M services with confidence. Don’t let audit risks or revenue losses catch your organization off guard — learn exactly what federal auditors are looking for and how to ensure your documentation and reporting stand up to scrutiny.
Learn how to navigate the proposed elimination of the Inpatient-Only list. Gain strategies to assess admission status, avoid denials, protect compliance, and address impacts across Medicare and non-Medicare payors. Essential insights for hospitals.
RACmonitor is proud to welcome back Dr. Ronald Hirsch, one of his most requested webcasts. In this highly anticipated session, Dr. Hirsch will break down the complex Two Midnight Rule Medicare regulations, translating them into clear, actionable guidance. He’ll walk you through the basics of the rule, offer expert interpretation, and apply the rule to real-world clinical scenarios—so you leave with greater clarity, confidence, and the tools to ensure compliance.
Denials continue to delay reimbursement, increase administrative burden, and threaten financial stability across healthcare organizations. This essential webcast tackles the root causes—rising payer scrutiny, fragmented workflows, inconsistent documentation, and underused analytics—and offers proven, data-driven strategies to prevent and overturn denials. Attendees will gain practical tools to strengthen documentation and coding accuracy, engage clinicians effectively, and leverage predictive analytics and AI to identify risks before they impact revenue. Through real-world case examples and actionable guidance, this session empowers coding, CDI, and revenue cycle professionals to shift from reactive appeals to proactive denial prevention and revenue protection.
Sepsis remains one of the most frequently denied and contested diagnoses, creating costly revenue loss and compliance risks. In this webcast, Angela Comfort, DBA, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, provides practical, real-world strategies to align documentation with coding guidelines, reconcile Sepsis-2 and Sepsis-3 definitions, and apply compliant queries. You’ll learn how to identify and address documentation gaps, strengthen provider engagement, and defend diagnoses against payer scrutiny—equipping you to protect reimbursement, improve SOI/ROM capture, and reduce audit vulnerability in this high-risk area.
Only ICD10monitor delivers what you need: updates on must-know changes associated with the FY26 IPPS, including new ICD-10-CM/PCS codes, CCs/MCCs, and MS-DRGs, plus insights, analysis and answers to your questions from two of the country’s most respected subject matter experts.
This third session in our 2026 IPPS Masterclass will feature a review of FY26 changes to the MS-DRG methodology and new technology add-on payments (NTAPs), presented by nationally recognized ICD-10 coding expert Christine Geiger, MA, RHIA, CCS, CRC, with bonus insights and analysis from Dr. James Kennedy.
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