by Shannon Newell, RHIA, CCS, Steve Weichhand, and Sean Johnson
Since the implementation of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) Program in 2013, CMS has adjusted the MS-DRG payment for each traditional Medicare discharge. The type and amount of the adjustment, which could...Read More »
We’re less than six weeks away from our annual conference! As the countdown continues, we’re previewing a handful of speakers to give you a feel for the educational sessions being offered. This week, we spoke with Lynn H. Lowery, CPC, CFPC, who, along with Trey A. La...Read More »
Q:In my facility, we are supposed to send an e-mail to our physician advisor (PA) and to administration if a query is not answered within a week. However, this policy doesn’t work well because administration does not do anything with that information, and the PA doesn’t...Read More »
To help you get revved up and rearing to go this year, we’re previewing a handful of speakers throughout the coming weeks to give you a feel for the sessions. This week, we spoke with Adelaide M. La Rosa, RN, BSN, CCDS, who, along with J. Peter Savini, BA, MHA...Read More »
To help you start planning your agenda for this year, we’re previewing a handful of speakers throughout the coming weeks to give you a feel for the sessions. This week, we spoke with Tamara A. Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM, who, along with Melinda B. Matthews, RN,...Read More »
The ICD-10 delay forced many healthcare organizations to rethink their ICD-10 staffing and implementation plans. Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama, devised a plan to prepare for the one-year ICD-10 delay by revising its budget and relying on new graduates to fill coder positions....Read More »
Note: This article pertains principally to conditions most often treated in the outpatient area but which may have implications for inpatient conditions.
Mental health disorders are common in the United States, with an estimated 19% of Americans 18 or older...Read More »
