Many of the questions and answers supplied in AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, Second Quarter
2015, surrounded the use of the correct root operation. Per ICD-10-PCS Official Guideline for Coding and
Reporting, “[i]t is the coder...Read More »
Basically, HCCs predict an individual beneficiary’s healthcare expenditures relative to the average beneficiary. CMS uses the scores to adjust payments based on the health status and demographic characteristics of a beneficiary.Read More »
The CDI Journal offers CE credits towards the ACDIS CCDS certification. To obtain your CCDS continuing education credits, you must successfully complete the online continuing education quiz. Please note: The expiration date for this activity is October 1, 2016.You must...Read More »
Everyone wants a gold star. As a personal friend often puts it, “Wouldn’t it be nice to get a pat on the head and a cookie every once in a while?”Read More »
by Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CCM
The typical pay for performance (P4P) program provides a bonus to healthcare providers if they meet or exceed agreed-upon quality or performance measures. Quality. If I had a dollar every time that “buzzword” was used in the healthcare...Read More »
It’s a scenario many CDI specialists face: After spending hours reviewing a physician’s documentation and carefully crafting query after query, the physician responds with “unable to determine” or “clinically insignificant.” It may seem frustrating to get an answer like this.Read More »