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January 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, 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 Deighan, 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 […]
Knowledge Lab Post
With Cheryl Manchenton, RN, Audrey Howard, RHIA
How can you be certain that your codified data accurately reflects the physician’s documentation—especially when surgical complications are involved? Review our April webinar with 3M experts Audrey Howard and Cheryl […]
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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 1, 2020 / By Karla VonEschen, 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 […]