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July 11, 2016 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN, Donna Smith, RHIA
Cheryl: So Donna, I have been getting a lot of questions from clients about ICD-10-CM and PCS lately. I was in elementary school when the last code switch occurred. Can […]
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July 6, 2016 / By Donna Smith, RHIA, Sue Belley, RHIA
Donna: Hi, Sue – how was your 4th of July holiday weekend? Sue: Full of fireworks and time with my family. Hope yours was good as well! Donna: I had […]
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June 29, 2016 / By Sue Belley, RHIA
CHALLENGE QUESTION A 65 year-old male was admitted to the hospital with an acute myocardial infarction of left anterior descending coronary artery. The patient was in cardiogenic shock and an […]
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June 20, 2016 / By Norbert Goldfield, MD, Richard Fuller, MS
A recent article in the journal Medical Care examines the validity of AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) and CMS Hospital-acquired Conditions (HACs) given the growing reliance of these measures for […]
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June 6, 2016 / By Donna Smith, RHIA, Sue Belley, RHIA
Donna: Hi, Sue! I saw you at the ACDIS conference last week. How were the sessions you attended? Sue: Really good – I liked the diversity and range of topics […]
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May 25, 2016 / By Rhonda Butler
In an earlier blog, I said it is a common misconception that ICD-10-CM/PCS is brand spanking new. But it isn’t. It is unused. Just as putting meat in the freezer […]
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May 2, 2016 / By Sue Belley, RHIA
Sue Belley is back from 3M’s Client Experience Summit and catching up on her work. In the meantime, her colleague Julia Palmer, project manager with the consulting services business of […]
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April 18, 2016 / By Richard Averill, MS, Richard Fuller, MS
Our recent article, “Implementing a Site-Neutral PPS,” published in the HFMA journal, highlights the potential for a reform currently making its way through the legislative process. The proposed legislation—referred to […]
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March 31, 2016 / By Rhonda Butler
In part 2 we talked about the Mississippi Mud rule, an informal notion about how the device works in PCS that can get you mired in confusion when it comes […]
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March 30, 2016 / By Rhonda Butler
In the first part of this blogatribe, we got the basic principle of the device value under our collective belt. The principle, recapped: the sixth axis is a way of […]
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March 25, 2016 / By Rhonda Butler
A device value and a device are not the same thing The heading for each axis in the seven axis PCS table is self-referential. What does that mean? It means […]
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March 9, 2016 / By Sue Belley, RHIA, Donna Smith, RHIA
Donna: Sue, it has been way too long. What’ve you been up to? Sue: I’ve been auditing a lot of ICD-10 documentation and coding post go-live. Donna: Same here – […]
