News & Analysis

April 19, 2023
HIM Briefings

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of obstructive lung diseases characterized by airway obstruction or narrowing and difficulty breathing. Brush up on coding guidelines for this condition.

April 12, 2023
HIM Briefings

There is no single query format every organization uses. Learn how to use resources and guidelines to create a compliant query template for your organization.

April 5, 2023
HIM Briefings

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS

March 29, 2023
HIM Briefings

Use this example as a template to develop or revise your organization’s audit templates.

March 22, 2023
HIM Briefings

The federal healthcare program Anti-Kickback Statute is a broad criminal statute. Recognizing the breadth of this statute, Congress and the OIG have established numerous statutory and regulatory safe harbors. Brush up on safe harbors and tips for compliance.

March 15, 2023
HIM Briefings

Robotic and computer-assisted surgical procedures are still considered new technology in many hospitals despite having been used in the U.S. for many years. Review coding guidelines and code selection rules for these procedures.

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