The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released its annual update on breast cancer statistics, noting an overall 1% annual increase in breast cancer diagnoses from 2012-2021,...Read More »
CMS issued a broad request for information on the new codes that it created this year to address social needs. This includes HCPCCS code G0136, or Administration of a standardized, evidence-based social determinants of health...Read More »
The goal of CDI is to create documentation that accurately reflects the physician’s intent, and the care provided to the individual patient, even amidst varying factors such as in the pediatric population. Last week, ACDIS and the American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA) jointly published...Read More »
A new study published in JAMA Open Network suggests that pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) procedures result in “significant and clinically important” decreases in symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) patients,...Read More »
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced the updates included in the CPT 2025 code set. These updates include 270 new codes, 112 deletions, and 38 revisions, according to...Read More »
CMS has issued its latest series of change request (CR) modifications to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), according to a federal press release.
Q: Consider patients who are admitted with cellulitis and have type 2 diabetes mellitus with no neuropathy or elevated glucose levels. Should coders query the provider to clarify if the cellulitis is caused by the diabetes, or should such a query only be sent if a patient has other...Read More »
A new clinical study suggests that a combination of three factors—high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), LDL cholesterol, and lipoprotein(a), or lp(a)—can accurately predict women’s 30-year risk for both coronary heart disease and stroke,...Read More »
