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April 27, 2020 / By Bobbie Starkey, Colleen Ejak, RHIA
Testing for COVID-19 continues to be a major concern in the fight to bring the virus under control. Today we are going to talk about the CPT and HCPCS codes […]
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April 20, 2020 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA
As we work to slow the spread of COVID-19, we have learned that many people may be sick with the virus for 1-2 weeks prior to developing symptoms. The most […]
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April 10, 2020 / By Cheryll Rogers, RHIA
Keeping pace with rapidly evolving requirements for coding and reporting of COVID-19 has been a priority focus for CDI and coding professionals over the past month. We were just starting […]
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April 8, 2020 / By Rebecca Caux-Harry
We’re all living through uncertain times, and like most coding professionals, I’m focused on learning as much as I can about the new guidelines for COVID-19 documentation and coding. It […]
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April 6, 2020 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA
Back in February, I wrote a blog about telemedicine, precisely about the benefits and some coding specifics. At that time, I had no idea COVID-19 would become so prevalent and […]
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April 2, 2020 / By Audrey Howard, RHIA
During a pandemic, healthcare information is gathered, studied, and published rapidly by scientists, epidemiologists and public health experts without the usual processes of review. Our understanding is rapidly evolving and […]
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March 18, 2020 / By Rhonda Butler
March 23 update: CMS has posted a one-page summary document outlining the ICD-10 MS-DRG code assignment and definitions for the new COVID-19 code, effective for discharges on or after April 1, […]
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March 11, 2020 / By Audrey Howard, RHIA
This blog was posted March 11, 2020. Read the latest coding guidance here. I have received many questions regarding the coding of COVID-19 and other coronavirus types since the publication […]
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March 9, 2020 / By Felisha Bochantin
Illnesses do not discriminate by country, region or origin and the delivery of medicine remains universal. Illness are found everywhere around the globe; it only stands to reason that providers […]
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March 6, 2020 / By Jean Jones, CPC
My grandma was a nurse in the operating room for over 50 years. Her nickname was “TURP Queen.” Back in those days, if you had a steady and exacting hand, […]
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March 2, 2020 / By Pamela Ewing, CPC
Busy is how most of us would describe our everyday lives. I have a running list of “To Do’s” and it seems like for every task marked off as completed, […]
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March 1, 2020 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA
At this point in my life, many individuals I know have been touched by cancer in one way or another. Since March is colorectal cancer month, this seemed like an […]
