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Make Room for Exceptions: This years’ 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.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) list 2022 to judge the quality of care at hospitals.
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…
Every disease, injury, and symptom has its own ICD-10 code. But what exactly is their purpose and what makes them so important?
YES HIM Consulting’s very own Vanessa Youmans, Director of OP/Profee Coding & Auditing, receives a prestigious award at FHIMA 2019! Read on to learn more.
The implementation of ICD-10 brought about significant changes to the world of coding. With the additions for FY 2021 presently pushing the number of codes to over 70,000, it is crucial to follow the symbols, conventions, and guidelines mentioned throughout the book.
The 10th release of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) is the most recent cutting-edge edition to the system of codes that categorizes every disease or health problem around the globe. The earlier edition was published about four decades ago, and henceforth the release of ICD-10 coding was predicted as a sweeping change in the world of medical coding.
Manual errors, input omissions, and timing concerns could be instigating more denials than you realize. Keep an eye on these collective reasons for insurance denials to see if you can constrict your billing approach and reduce your rate of denials.
At first glance, physicians and nurses would seem to be the ones running the show at medical facilities nationwide. That is a reasonable observation, as they are the people who treat patients. However, there are numerous other individuals working at hospitals, medical facilities and other healthcare settings doing work that makes visits with doctors possible.
Medical coding and health information management can be an extremely rewarding and lucrative field, which makes the value of a coding education, priceless.