The 340B drug discount program continues to be in a state of flux The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently filed suit to stop reductions to
The ransomware crisis continues to impact hospitals and health systems with little sign of slowing down. In 2017, IT security in healthcare was in the
Understanding when and how to use clinical documentation integrity internal clinical guidelines (CDI-ICGs) Clinical policies, clinical practice guidelines, best practice advice: there are numerous ways
Healthcare quality and data come from clinical documentation. Bricks and mortar are the foundation of many a structure. Clinical documentation and coding are similar, as
Unfortunately, the quality of data is driven less by opportunity and more by incentives for those creating the data. Prior to the implementation of ICD-10,
CTE is coded as postconcussional syndrome which is F07.81 January 30th is National CTE Awareness Day according to www.stopcte.org. This organization was founded by the
Removal of total knee replacement from the Medicare inpatient-only list will cause major disruptions to the CMS bundled payment initiatives – BPCI and CJR –
If we perform most of the components of an obstetric panel in our hospital lab but we have to send out one component to a reference lab, would we append the modifier 90 to the entire panel, or do we have to report each component separately and append the modifier 90 to only the CPT® code that was sent out?
Is code 92973 the appropriate code for aspiration of a thrombus within a coronary vessel?
Can we use the obstetric (OB) ultrasound (US) codes when the US identifies an ectopic pregnancy or no pregnancy?
I’d like to find out more about the new Medicare diabetes-prevention program. Can you supply a source?
What code would be assigned when a pulmonary stress test is used to evaluate dyspnea?
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