The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a proposal for changes to ICD-10-CM sepsis related codes after receiving numerous questions and comments about the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) published in 2016.
Despite critics claims that Medicare accountable care organizations’ (ACO) savings are “modest” at best, CMS said the programs resulted in nearly $...Read More »
Pretty much every month, when I look through the ACDIS website analytics, the top search term remains the same. Month after month. Year after year. Sepsis takes the cake for the most search terms and therefore the number one topic for our members.
CMS plans to hold a call to discuss the MS-DRG CC/MCC comprehensive analysis discussed in the fiscal year (FY) 2020 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed and final rules on Tuesday, October 8, 2-3 p.m. eastern.
The call will include a review of the method used to determine...Read More »
Q: I’ve heard conflicting information about coding uncertain diagnoses. Do they need to be documented in the discharge summary/final progress note, or can they be coded from an earlier progress note?Read More »
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) monitors healthcare spending and provides recommendations for policy reform. At its most recent meeting on September 11, HPC researchers presented trends in commercial inpatient hospital volume and spending in the state. It found that commercial...Read More »
