The current interprofessional climate in healthcare begs for collaborative approaches to identify and address a fresh generation of meaningful outcome measures. Given case managers’ wide lens of the client care process, they are in a prime position to lead this effort.
Q: My team is asking me if we should combine pre-admission testing (PAT) visits with the surgery bill. I'm thinking no because some of the PAT services are not routine for the surgery. However, isn't there a rule about services that can't be billed separately prior to surgery?
In this month's security Q&A, our expert answers questions on smart devices used in residential care, security incidents vs. security breaches, clinical staff using personal cell phones, and more.
Q: A clinician documented "combination Type 1 and Type 2, diabetes mellitus in poor control." This condition is sometimes called Type 1.5 diabetes. What is the correct ICD-10-CM code assignment for Type 1.5 diabetes?