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March 22, 2023 / By Rhonda Butler
It was Tuesday, March 7, and it (most likely) happened something like this … a coder or coding manager was watching the ICD-10 Coordination & Maintenance (C&M) virtual meeting on […]
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Jan. 25, 2023 / By Rhonda Butler
If there is one word that captures what many of us want to focus on in 2023, I think “balance” is a good candidate. From global issues like the climate […]
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Dec. 19, 2022 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced major revisions to Evaluation and Management (E/M) services for Jan 1, 2023. The E/M categories that will undergo revision in 2023 are: Inpatient and […]
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Dec. 14, 2022 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced major revisions to Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services for Jan 1, 2023. The E/M categories that will undergo revision in 2023 are: Inpatient and […]
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Dec. 5, 2022 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced major revisions to Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services for Jan 1, 2023. The E/M categories that will undergo revision in 2023 are: Inpatient and […]
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Nov. 30, 2022 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced major revisions to Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services for Jan. 1, 2023. The E/M categories that will undergo revision in 2023 are: Inpatient and […]
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Nov. 16, 2022 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced major revisions to Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services for Jan. 1, 2023. The E/M categories that will undergo revision in 2023: Inpatient and observation […]
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Oct. 26, 2022 / By Chet Stroyny
Measuring nursing facility quality has been an important topic since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid programs. While some steps have been taken, much more work is still needed to […]
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Oct. 24, 2022 / By Jean Jones, CPC, Cecilia Charles, RHIA
Evaluation and Management (E/M) services is our favorite topic to blog about. Our team submitted a blog prior to the new 2021 changes that was about the new guidelines at […]
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Sept. 28, 2022 / By Rhonda Butler
The September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee (C&M) meeting held via Zoom Sept. 13 and 14 had a lopsided agenda—only four topics for proposed changes to the ICD-10-PCS procedure classification […]
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Aug. 29, 2022 / By Jean Jones, CPC
At my yearly physical exam, my doctor and I talked about work, skiing next season and of course COVID-19. The chit chat always helps me get ready with my medical […]
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July 27, 2022 / By Richard Wetherbee
In my last blog, HCCs: An awareness perspective, I introduced you to Mike, a 66-year old white male with type II diabetes mellitus (DM) and congestive heart failure (CHF). I […]