Survey respondents share challenges, successes

April 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

In February 2016, just four months after ICD-10 go-live, sister publication HIM Briefings (formerly Medical Records Briefing) asked a range of healthcare professionals to weigh in on their productivity in ICD-9 versus ICD-10.

 

Determine how Bipartisan Budget Act impacts off-campus departments, modifier -PO

April 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

The new modifier -PO (services, procedures, and/or surgeries furnished at off-campus provider-based outpatient departments [PBD]) and the alternative payment provisions under the Bipartisan Budget Act Section 603 are both related to off-campus PBDs but define "off-campus PBD" slightly differently.

Training tool: ICD-10-CM codes disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

April 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

Use the quiz to test your knowledge of ICD-10-CM codes for disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.