ICD-10 implementation will arrive in weeks, and many facilities are putting the final touches on their preparations. Yet many have not looked at looming MS-DRG shifts.
Various assessments by CMS, Milliman, and 3M found that the MS-DRG assigned to an ICD-10 claim did not always match the...Read More »
With little more than 40 days to go until ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date, there’s no shortage of last minute assistance and advice being aired. Perhaps, however, the best ICD-10 education can be found completely free.Read More »
If two ICD-10-CM diagnoses are not related to each other, but exist at the same time, they may be reported together despite an Excludes1 note, according to a recent release from the Centers for Disease Control and...Read More »
Those following the episodic turns of the ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation saga witnessed another dramatic plot twist in the narrative this week when the American Medical Association (AMA) and CMS made a joint announcement essentially prioritizing physician ICD-10 education and allowing some...Read More »
Hospitals are asking whether or not they really should dedicate the time and money to prepare for ICD-10 implementation. The short answer is yes. Read More »
One of the biggest documentation problem areas pertaining to patient safety indicators (PSI), particularly related to PSI 90, stems from accidental puncture and laceration (APL), says Katy Good, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, clinical documentation program coordinator at Flagstaff Medical Center in Arizona...Read More »
