By Wednesday, March 18, 2020, COVID-19 had begun to rage full force in the United States. Westchester County, New York, where Kerry Seerkircher, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, serves as CDI director at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, was considered an epicenter for...Read More »
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It has been over a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, physicians and scientists alike have learned so much about the virus, both proving and disproving commonly held theories. For example, it seemed obvious from...Read More »
In short, we know that you are struggling right now in a very uncertain and stressful environment, and we’d like to ask a simple question: How can we help you?Read More »
CMS announced that it is granting exceptions from reporting requirements and extensions for clinicians and providers participating in Medicare quality reporting programs with respect to upcoming measure reporting and data submission. The action comes as part of the response to the novel...Read More »
CMS has released voluntary recommendations for elective surgeries in an effort to encourage providers to cancel non-essential procedures until the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, HealthLeaders Media reported. The administration urged everyone to conserve critical resources such as...Read More »
CMS announced the release of an updated ICD-10 MS-DRG grouper software package to accommodate the new diagnosis code, U07.1 for COVID-19, effective with discharges on and after April 1, 2020.
The announcement notes that this will replace the grouper software package V37.1 that was...Read More »
Q: Recently, we’ve seen a few situations in which respiratory failure was present on admission (POA), but then later in the stay, the patient’s condition progresses to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or the physician determines that it is ARDS. In these situations, our coding team is...Read More »
