Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, writes about the 2023 updates coders will find in the “Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders” chapter for dementia.
CMS issued the final rules for the 2023 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) on August 1 and, like the proposed 2023 OPPS proposed rule, there aren’t any big surprises this year.
Sepsis is tricky to define, but permitting multiple definitions to be applied at a single facility creates confusion and inconsistency. Apply these tips to guide the process of creating a sepsis definition for your organization.
Sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome are historically difficult to document and report in ICD-10-CM. AlbaKuqi, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CICA, CSCM, breaks down sepsis definitions and outlines a process for query creation.
Reconciling CDI reviews and queries against final coding is an important but sometimes overlooked step. Use these expert tips to refresh or develop your organization's CDI and coding reconciliation process.
Because of the prevalence of eating disorders, coders should become familiar with their types, symptoms, codes, and relevant guidelines. They appear in ICD-10-CM under category F50 (eating disorders), but codes for individual symptoms appear throughout the manual.
