Q: We have a patient who gave birth while admitted for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). How should this be reported and sequenced in ICD-10-CM and which MS-DRG would this be assigned to?
Casey is on her way to the closest emergency department (ED). She is ill and has felt this way for the past nine days. Her symptoms resemble those associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Q: When informing first responders that they have been in contact with a COVID-19–positive patient, is it sufficient to merely tell them that one of their patients ended up testing positive? Or does the name of the patient need to be provided?
This week's note from the instructor discusses the new home infusion therapy (HIT) benefit and how it could help in the continuum of care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week’s Medicare updates include the renewal of the public health emergency for another 90 days, an advisory opinion on charitable organizations resolving medical debt, additional updates to COVID-19 billing FAQs, and more!
