There were two buzz phrases in the air at the 2018 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Health IT Conference (HIMSS18): artificial intelligence and machine learning. While these initiatives have great potential in terms of analytics, the data can be difficult to interpret.
The 2018 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Health IT Conference (HIMSS18) hosted more than 43,000 attendees. Swarms of healthcare industry professionals filled educational sessions and convention hall aisles on March 5–9 in Las Vegas.
A patient came to our endoscopy suite for a bronchoscopy due to an abnormal chest X-ray. The physician documented that a transbronchial lung biopsy was obtained from the right upper lobe and the right lower lobe. What would be the correct CPT® codes to report?
Providers should be preparing for another rulemaking cycle from CMS as we hit April, with the IPPS rule expected to include a discussion on how the existing payment system can address new and emerging cellular and gene therapies.
The shift from fee-for-service to value-based programs for outpatient payment systems has increased the need for outpatient CDI staff to review documentation for pertinent clinical factors.
