by Merle Zuel, RN, CCDS
Coding professionals are bound by the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, the instructions in the code set itself, and advice in publications such as the American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic. Because they are bound to...Read More »
by Andrew B. Maigur, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, CMPC
While most of us rang in the new year either with friends and family or caring for our patients at the bedside, something changed in the regulatory world of healthcare with considerable impact on provider revenue. As of January 1, 2023,...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
A close friend of mine uses the phrase “Change is bad” seriously and repeatedly. Occasionally, I agree with him. Like it or not, however, change is inevitable. How one responds to change determines how much of a problem a given change...Read More »
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
DRGs 981, 982, 983, 987, 988, and 989 are “funky.” They encompass encounters in which the operating room (OR) procedure is unrelated to the principal diagnosis. I call them funky because it should be rare that you group to them...Read More »
by Ronald Singell, RN, BSN, CCDS
When reviewing a patient’s chart, we can make use of computer software, Coding Clinic, the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, and clinical and coding references to help us. Those resources are quick and easy to use. But...Read More »
Nearly one in five adults who are infected with COVID-19 go on to develop long COVID, according to leaders of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The long COVID studies currently underway by the organization were funded by Congress in 2021 to predict, diagnose, treat, and prevent long COVID...Read More »
