(Editor’s Note: Dr. Terri Lewis has been very critical of the CDC for not requiring data collection about chronicity or context of chronic disease. She has been discussing this issue…
Physicians, medical groups and coding experts requested 25 diagnosis codes at the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting, March 6 and 7, along with 16 procedural codes. Here are six…
Errors on medical bills are a more significant problem than you might think. Experts say as many as 80% of medical bills in the U.S. contain errors, according to Derek…
The number of babies who were exposed to opioids in the womb jumped by 200 percent in Florida between 2015 and 2016 — to more than 2,500 cases — the…
When President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency Thursday, he noted that "last year we lost at least 64,000 Americans to overdoses." He is not incorrect. A…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right, it’s back to school for the kiddos. As the hustle and bustle of the new school year starts and the…
The final codes include 322 more changes than what was proposed by CMS in April's hospital IPPS rule. Starting Oct. 1, it will be possible to select a specific ICD-10-CM…
Revisions include 322 more changes than CMS proposed in April The final updated ICD-10-CM codes for 2018, posted on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) website, contain 360…
In the ICD-9 era, there were universally accepted benchmarks to measure coding professionals’ productivity. Now, more than 18 months after the ICD-10 implementation date, the challenge is to do the…
Q: One of our physicians is getting conflicting information regarding the ICD-10 codes E66.01 and E66.9. We have been coding E66.9 for Body Mass Indexes (BMIs) between 30-34 and E66.01…
The ICD-10 transition provided Humana with the "perfect opportunity" to develop a more detailed diabetes risk stratification tool. In an effort to improve the delivery of targeted chronic disease management…
Medical coders play a crucial role in the revenue cycle process, as they help ensure health systems, hospitals and physicians are properly reimbursed for the services they provide. Here are…
Have you updated your reporting of malignant carcinoid tumors, viral hepatitis, GIST or ovarian cyst coding? You haven’t had to deal with annual ICD-10-CM updates until Oct. 1, 2016. Now…
Alexander Miller, M.D., a dermatologist in Yorba Linda, Calif., has a simple message for colleagues grappling with the new ICD-10 codes: Don't panic! "It's just a matter of restructuring one's…
Radiology, as a business, has become increasingly complex as regulatory demands grow and revenues, both on the hospital and physician side decrease. Doing more with less has become a common…
In 2016, the federal government recovered more than $3.3 billion in healthcare fraud judgments and settlements. On Monday, TeamHealth agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that a company…