News & Analysis

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.

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.

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.

 

March 30, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about clarifications in the April Integrated Outpatient Code Editor update. 

March 22, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include implementation of the award for Jurisdiction A DME MAC workload; April 2016 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 17.1; and more!

March 2, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about changes in the April quarterly OPPS update. 

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