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Aug. 20, 2021 / By Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, Kelli Christman
I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Global Chief Medical Officer Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, to discuss CMS’ latest guidance on Z codes, SDoH and how that will impact […]
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June 16, 2021 / By Rhonda Butler
The first draft of this blog was an exhaustive (and exhausting) summary of the actual changes to the FY 2022 ICD-10-PCS posted recently on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]
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Jan. 8, 2021 / By Stacie Silvia, RHIT, CCS
It has been a wild year with many changes, but we are resilient and have adapted. From social distancing to shopping with a mask on to limiting our family/group gatherings, […]
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June 17, 2020 / By Audrey Howard, RHIA, Bobbie Starkey
Now that we have seen many cases of COVID-19 being treated and recovered patients moving on with their “new normal” lives (at least in some states), we should take a […]
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June 15, 2020 / By Rhonda Butler
Time is seriously weird stuff. 2020 so far has had that dream/nightmare quality that is somehow fast and slow at the same time. My memory of February, only four months […]
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June 10, 2020 / By Sue Belley, RHIA
Update: On June 15, several days after this blog posted, the FDA revoked their Emergency Use Authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19. The alert states, “Based […]
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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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May 18, 2020 / By Bobbie Starkey
We have been flooded with news stories about COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the health and well-being of different segments of the population: the elderly, patients with underlying chronic condition and […]
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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 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 […]