Shrinking hospital profit margins and staffing shortages put HIM departments under strain. Learn how strategic deployment of machine learning can boost efficiency, filling staffing gaps, and help shore up revenue.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released the 2023 ICD-10-CM code set and ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. Review key ICD-10-CM updates including new codes for dementia, head injuries, and long-term drug therapy.
The 2023 CPT update will shift provider consults, facility, and home-based E/M visits to a coding model based on medical decision-making (MDM) or time, according to the AMA.
This week’s Medicare updates include the 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule, the 2023 End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System proposed rule, updated EUAs for the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, and more!
Kathy, a float case manager, is realizing that severe COVID-19 ruins lungs. Presently, Kathy has a patient who has suffered from severe COVID-19 and has been intubated and mechanically ventilated for more than a month in the ICU with no immediate recovery in sight.