The new ICD-10-CM codes for FY 2018, effective October 1, represent significant changes in our documentation and coding practices. Let’s discuss some of these new codes and their potential impact upon your diagnostic decision-making and documentation.
The new ICD-10-CM codes for FY 2018, effective October 1, 2017, represent significant changes in some of our documentation and coding practices. Review the changes to the FY 2018 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (the Guidelines), which must be embraced if our documentation, coding, and billing is to withstand compliance scrutiny from outside auditors and accountability agents.
A successful outpatient CDI program will be invaluable to an organization, but without a focus and plan the program can become overwhelmed and ineffective. HIM and CDI need to work closely together to identify the greatest areas of opportunity in the outpatient setting and ensure that goals are aligned throughout the continuum of care.
Working remotely can seem like an attractive option to CDI specialists but it comes with its own challenges. A few simple steps can help CDI specialists thrive in a remote environment.
Hiring remote CDI specialists can help ease staffing shortages and improve efficiency. But starting or expanding a remote CDI program takes planning and preparation to be successful.
The new ICD-10-CM codes for FY 2018, effective October 1, represent significant changes in our documentation and coding practices. In follow-up to last month’s column, let’s discuss additional new codes and their potential impact upon your diagnostic decision-making and documentation.
The new ICD-10-CM codes for FY 2018, effective October 1, represent significant changes in our documentation and coding practices. Please consider some of these changes and determine whether your documentation or billing habits require an update.
The Joint Commission continues to provide excellent resources to help healthcare organizations stay ready for surveys, as well as resources that help them meet and understand the intent of standards and elements of performance.
When CMS introduced Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) with risk-adjusted scores, Ochsner Health System began efforts to educate providers and improve documentation across its many facilities.
In ICD-10-CM, defining, diagnosing, and documenting the various forms of altered mental status and their underlying causes remains an ongoing challenge for physicians and their facilities.
