Q: We’re working on an auto-population for the outliers of body mass index (BMI), underweight and morbid obesity. We are considering changing our terminology for morbid obesity to class 3 obesity as, now that patients have access to their online records, they may be unhappy with...Read More »
The ACDIS CDI Leadership Council connects forward-thinking CDI supervisors, managers, and directors who often do not have the community and resources they need while in a leadership role. Through personalized insight-sharing and networking opportunities, the Council helps CDI leaders make...Read More »
Q: Does your facility have any requirements for providers to document how a diagnosis of obesity and/or morbid obesity has met the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) definition of “monitoring, evaluating, assessing, etc.” in order for it to be coded? For example, if a...Read More »
CMS announced there are new COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine administration codes, both in MLN Connects and the Federal Register. In their coverage of this update, ICD10 Monitor said to visit the ...Read More »
CMS released a proposal for the calendar year 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System on July 15, 2022, which includes updates to OPPS and ASC payment rates and Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) policies. The proposed policies will...Read More »
