News & Analysis

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 12, 2023
Briefings on APCs

E/M coding guidelines for emergency department services (CPT codes 99281-99285) were recently updated for the first time in decades. Hamilton Lempert, MD, FACEP, CEDC, reviews these changes, along with coding requirements for many other E/M services.

April 5, 2023
Briefings on APCs

Kathleen M. Romero, MSN, RN, EBP-C, Cynthia Beal, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, and Renee Pate, MSOL, MSN Ed., RN, CCDS, explain how they implemented a CDI program in their facility’s emergency department and the how establishing this program improved coding accuracy and increased reimbursement.

April 5, 2023
HIM Briefings

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

March 15, 2023
Briefings on APCs

Determine whether your facility needs to change E/M documentation habits and capture different details based on the revisions made by CMS to observation and inpatient reporting in the 2023 OPPS final rule.

March 8, 2023
Briefings on APCs

Tonya Moton, RHIA, CCS, defines social determinants of health coding, explains the challenges of reporting these factors, and outlines how coders and providers can work together to create a positive impact in at-risk communities.

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