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CMS recently published a draft ICD-10 MS-DRG definitions. According to the website, the definitions are displayed in 'grouper logic order,'...Read More »

CMS recently released ICD-10 CC and MCC lists on its web site. It lists the...Read More »

CDI specialists ideally should review medical records in their entirety and clarify non-specific documentation for reasons other than just...Read More »

CDI specialists that incorporate quality measures review in their duties take note: The Joint Commission on Dec. 16 updated its Specifications...Read More »

Effective December 15, Trailblazer Health Enterprises, LLC,...Read More »

On December 7, CMS published a final rule in the Federal Register that will give qualified organizations such as employers and consumer...Read More »

Hospitals reported syncope and collapse (MS-DRG 312) as the top MS-DRG with respect to financial impact due to denials for lack of medical...Read More »

Uninsured patients spend less time in the hospital than insured patients, while Medicare patients stay hospitalized longer than any, according to...Read More »

Say good-bye to guidance from the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM.

Starting in January 2012, facilities could see pre-payment reviews from auditors involved in a new CMS demonstration program,...Read More »