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June 5, 2020 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA
Just when you started to get comfortable with the 2020 ICD-10-CM changes, CMS has published their list of proposed diagnosis code updates for October. Is it really that time of […]
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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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March 30, 2020 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN
Like many of you, I am bunkered down at home with my family. Normally I try to fill my blogs with a bit of humor but instead, like others, I […]
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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 4, 2020 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN
Music continues to be a theme in my life. I especially enjoy musical theater and one of my top 20 shows is Aida. A favorite song is “A Step Too […]
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Feb. 28, 2020 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
What does “severe” mean? I know this sounds like a specious question, but it provides a window into the complex world of clinical documentation. As a palliative care physician, Dr. […]
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Jan. 3, 2020 / By Sheldon Barlow
Out with 2019 and in with the new year! The new year has the anticipation of a fresh start, a new beginning. The process of reflection and goal setting, such […]
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April 17, 2019 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA
Spring means different things depending on what part of the country you live in. For me, spring means melting snow, flowers and spring cleaning. This also seems like a good […]
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March 20, 2019 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN
Happy spring everyone! One of my clients recently made the statement “We don’t know what we don’t know.” I wholeheartedly agree. If only all organizations and team members shared that […]
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Feb. 27, 2019 / By Kristine Daynes
Compliance requires exacting skills. HIM departments are expected to make sure patient care is appropriately documented, check for medical necessity, assign codes with ICD-10 specificity, identify conditions present on admission […]
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Feb. 4, 2019 / By Steve Cantwell
I have learned countless lessons about perception from my son who is on the autism spectrum. He has helped me better understand how we can inadvertently misinterpret or misuse healthcare […]
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Jan. 9, 2019 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN
Happy New Year everyone! I am terrible at New Year’s resolutions, but I did make one this year that I hope to stick to: I want to increase my intake […]
