Health Information Management Articles by Topic: MS-DRGs
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
The American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM is one of the most important...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Some of the major code groupings undergoing change this year include more specificity to the...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
The 2010 IPPS final rule included several changes related to MS-DRGs, complications and...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
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Prepare for ICD-10 with anatomy/physiology education
Determine your coders’ need...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
In the September BCCS, we published an article with Coding Clinic advice on coding anemia secondary...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Although undercoding is always a concern for facilities, potential upcoding is just as serious a...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Coding has continually evolved over the past 10 years, and it will continue to change with the...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Inside:
Use productivity benchmarks to set coding standards
Roller-coaster fall results in...
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HIM Connection, Issue 39, September 29, 2009
The present-on-admission (POA) indicator refers to conditions that are present at the time an order...
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CDI Strategies, Issue 18, September 3, 2009
Following a targeted review of 250 claims with DRG 247, TrailBlazer, the Medicare Administrative...
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CDI Strategies, Issue 18, September 3, 2009
Editor’s Note: The following tip was excerpted from the article “Tips for problematic...
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CDI Strategies, Issue 18, September 3, 2009
Editor’s note: The following Q&A first appeared in the August 20, 2009, edition of CDI...
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Medical Records Briefing, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Just because coders have been reporting the present-on-admission (POA) indicator for nearly...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
In this issue, we dissect the final 2010 IPPS rule, plus discuss the three new NCDs for never...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
CMS delayed a payment reduction, but changed MS-DRG weights.
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CDI Strategies, Issue 16, August 6, 2009
It's important to develop a structured process of performing quality audits of your CDI staff, says...
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HIM Connection, Issue 31, August 4, 2009
Though many hospitals had feared a 1.9% reduction in payment for 2010, they will actually see a...
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CDI Strategies, Issue 15, July 23, 2009
Q: When coded, will the five ICD-9 diagnosis codes which turn off if the patient expires for use in...
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HIM Connection, Issue 29, July 21, 2009
Certain areas of the patient’s record will most likely provide important clues to the coder...
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Medical Records Briefing, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
This month’s expanded issue includes our 4-page quarterly insert about electronic health...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Every so often, I’m reminded of how important it is to code accurately and in the proper...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
When CMS released its May 1 proposal, hospitals received a mixed bag of news: There are minimal...
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CDI Strategies, Issue 11, May 28, 2009
CDI specialists who seek to alter code sequences in order to optimize CC/MCC capture and case mix...
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APCs Weekly Monitor, Issue 19, May 15, 2009
Q: A patient is seen in the ED for laceration repair and then returns for suture or staple removal...
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HIM Connection, Issue 19, May 12, 2009
During the three-year RAC demonstration project, payment for several inpatient debridement...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Four aspects of the 2009 OIG Work Plan apply to inpatient hospitals and coders. Find out how you...
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HIM Connection, Issue 17, April 28, 2009
On April 13, CMS announced a pilot project to reduce rates of hospital readmissions. The Care...
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CDI Strategies, Issue 3, February 5, 2009
Note: ACDIS appreciates receiving questions from our readers. We cannot promise to answer every...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
Get to know your bleeds to ensure proper coding by Robert S. Gold, MD Consider the following...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Since October 1, 2007, providers have been adapting to a revised hospital inpatient reimbursement...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
CMS discusses RAC expansion, ICD-10, and never events CMS hosted a Hospital & Hospital Quality...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
by Robert S. Gold, MD Applying the present-on-admission (POA) indicator to pressure ulcers is no...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleed and its manifestations can be confusing without some insight into...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
The ICD-9-CM Manual provides many helpful tools you can use to your advantage. For example, despite...
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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
Forty percent of Medicare admission denials relate to improper one-day stays. If this statistic...