Healthcare organizations have become mass gatherers of data. But without sophisticated analytics, integrated IT tools, and processes to mine that data, they may not be able to take advantage of it.
Have you ever wondered how other HIM professionals work and how their departments operate? Now you can find out! HCPro's HIM Briefings is conducting a benchmarking survey on HIM roles and responsibilities, and we would appreciate your input. Please take a few moments to complete this survey.
CMS recently released the 2017 ICD-10-PCS code updates and guidelines, which include changes to certain root operations. Of the updates, the most notable modifications are the addition of root operation Perfusion, and edits to the current definitions of Control and Creation.
CMS proposes aligning its conditional packaging modifiers and deleting a much-maligned modifier for separately payable laboratory tests in the 2017 OPPS proposed rule, released July 6.
