Kidney disease is a challenging component to inpatient and outpatient care, incurring significant costs and negative outcomes. CMS and other agencies that measure our quality and cost efficiency use ICD-10-CM codes based on provider documentation and billing to ascertain that a patient has a designated kidney anatomic or functional illness in their risk-adjustment methodologies.
This week’s Medicare updates include National Coverage Analysis for Supervised Exercise Therapy for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease; ICD-10 coding revisions to National Coverage Determinations; the July 2017 OPPS quarterly update; and more!
After a busy week, Gretchen, a manager of case management, is looking forward to the weekend. On Friday night she goes to bed early. By Saturday she still feels worn out, so she sets her cell phone on vibrate. All she needs, she thinks, is more time to recover and regain her energy for the upcoming week.
