There are 1,974 additions, 311 deletions, and 425 revisions for the 2017 ICD-10-CM code set, according to a statement published by CMS. The...Read More »
On Thursday, July 28, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, CDI and coding professionals from across the New England region will join together for a full-day...Read More »
CMS issued a final rule last week to revamp the way it pays for tests under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS). Now starting January 1,...Read More »
Recovery Auditor medical record requests and automated and complex denials all fell slightly in the first quarter of 2016, as did the average...Read More »
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is concerned about the documentation and coding reduction, changes to disproportionate share hospital (DSH...Read More »
Following on the heels of its successful full-day conference, the California ACDIS Chapter released the first edition of what it hopes will be a...Read More »
Medicare improperly paid hospitals for beneficiaries who had not received 96 or more consecutive hours of mechanical ventilation, according to...Read More »