The ICD-9-CM guidelines state that it’s unusual for two or more diagnoses to meet the definition of principal diagnosis. However, coders know this isn’t exactly true, as the scenario tends to occur frequently.
Pneumonia and heart failure is a common combination with which patients...Read More »
CMS projects that payment rates to general acute care hospitals will increase by 2.3% in fiscal year (FY) 2013, according to a March 24 release regarding the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule. CMS released the IPPS proposed rule yesterday.
As I’m sure most of you are aware, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a one-year delay of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. You can read the complete release here http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-17...Read More »
Editor's Note: This article first published in the 2012 special conference coverage. Read more about last year's event in the July section of the CDI Journal. Early bird...Read More »
HHS released a proposed rule Monday, April 9, regarding a potential one-year delay of the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS. If finalized, ICD-10 would become effective October 1, 2014.