CMS recently released ICD-10 CC and MCC lists on its web site. It lists the diagnosis by ICD-10 code, then indicates whether it qualifies as a CC/MCC, then it notes exclusions, and offers a description. If the CC or MCC is...Read More »
CDI specialists ideally should review medical records in their entirety and clarify non-specific documentation for reasons other than just principal diagnosis or CC/MCC capture. This recently-released article...Read More »
CDI specialists that incorporate quality measures review in their duties take note: The Joint Commission on Dec. 16 updated its Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures. Effective for discharges July 1, 2012, patients documented as receiving “Palliative Care...Read More »
The goals of coding should always be ensuring data accuracy and capturing a patient’s true clinical picture. Knowing the intent of an ICD-9-CM code is crucial. However, coding guidelines and official coding guidance sometimes conflict with these goals, putting...Read More »
There's no better way to celebrate the New Year than with these educational opportunities. Make good on your CDI educational resolutions. Get involved. The following states are holding meetings in January:
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has not made any formal decisions regarding when it will begin publishing a separate Coding Clinic for ICD-10, contrary to what was reported in a previous edition of CDI Strategies, according to Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, director of...Read More »
