Archive for October 2019
2020 ICD-10-PCS Guideline Changes: Make Room for Exceptions
Make Room for Exceptions: This yearsโ updates to the ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting include a new section, updates to an existing section, new guidance on a body part, some editorial changes and the introduction to the possibility of exceptions for special cases.
Read MoreHow to Assess Quality of Care at Hospitals: Patient Safety Indicators List 2022
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) list 2022 to judge the quality of care at hospitals.
Read MoreHCC Medicare Advantage Background and Overview
As a follow-up to our previous article โThe HCC Coding Specialist: Benefiting payers, providers, and patientsโ we now delve in deeper to the background and overview of HCC risk adjustment for the Medicare Advantage Program.
Read MoreJournal of AHIMA Coding Notes: Coding Quality for Hospital-Acquired Physician Groups
Karen Youmans, MPA, RHIA, CCS, President and CEO of YES HIM Consulting, and Vanessa Youmans, MA, RHIA, CCS, CPC, Vice President, Coding Services, co-authored their latest ProFee Case Study in the Journal of AHIMA – October Edition. AS HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS strive for continuous efficiency and sustainability, mergers and acquisitions (M&A)among diverse medical facilities provides organizations new opportunities to reduce costs and generate a larger footprint in both current and new markets…
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