News & Analysis

April 1, 2012
Briefings on APCs

Our coding experts answer your questions about  molecular pathology codes, HCPCS codes for drugs that aren’t separately payable under OPPS, deducting push time from infusions, CPT initial observation codes, and diabetes coding in ICD-10-CM.

March 9, 2012
Briefings on HIPAA

If your healthcare organization hasn’t yet completed a security risk analysis, you just got another reason to conduct one.

March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

ICD-10 will bring many changes, particularly when it comes to fracture coding. But practice will help reinforce ICD-10 education on the subject, and Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, sole principal of Lolita M. Jones Consulting Services in Fort Washington, MD, provides a sample op report for just that purpose.

March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Mobile devices are here to stay-so now you have to manage the risks.

March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Some interesting changes are occurring with the implementation of ICD-10-CM that are going to affect principal diagnosis selection.

March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Test staff knowledge of HIPAA with these questions from readers.

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