Condition Code 44: How Many Should You Have?
Your health system should define your own standard for infrequency. EDITOR’S NOTE: For valuable context to this article, the author suggests the Dr. Juliet Ugarte
Your health system should define your own standard for infrequency. EDITOR’S NOTE: For valuable context to this article, the author suggests the Dr. Juliet Ugarte
The announcement will free up federal resources to aid flood- and wind-torn communities. EDITOR’S NOTE: Article author Mark Spivey is a native and current resident
Rescue efforts continue with little hope in sight for relief. Less than 41 percent of all the people in Louisiana are currently vaccinated against COVID-19.
While utilization of upper-level visit codes will continue to increase, risk will likely remain stable., There has been so much in the way of education,
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is in rebuttal to an article written for RACmonitor by David Glaser, Esq. on June 23, 2021. A recent article in
Four final payment rules dominate CMS week of activity. In the world of healthcare regulation, when it rains, it pours – but then occasionally, like
The new medication for Alzheimer’s dementia, Aduhelm, remains in the news. First, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had changed the description and package labeling
Now is the time when major healthcare rules are announced by the federal government. Some major regulations have been announced in the last few weeks.
From LOS to CC 44 and the Pepper Report, important news, and updates. Last week was (thankfully) a boring regulation week. So instead of working
The case was brought by the data analysis firm Integra Med Analytics. Moore’s law, the concept that the cost of storing data falls by half about
Incyte Corporation to pay $12.6 million. Recently, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Delaware-based pharmaceutical company Incyte Corporation has agreed to pay $12.6 million to resolve allegations that
Providers should ask themselves five key questions to figure out how to get where they want to be. EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story
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.
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This second session in our 2026 IPPS Masterclass will feature a review the FY26 changes to ICD-10-PCS codes. This information will be presented by nationally recognized ICD-10 coding expert Christine Geiger, MA, RHIA, CCS, CRC, with bonus insights and analysis from Dr. James Kennedy.
This first session in our 2026 IPPS Masterclass will feature an in-depth explanation of FY26 changes to ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines, CCs/MCCs, and revisions to the MCE, presented by 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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