Today’s HIM professional needs to understand the various programs and the impact that coding and documentation may have on an organization’s performance. By 2018, 50% of Medicare payments will be tied to value-based alternative payment models.
This week’s Medicare updates include Hospital Appeals Settlement Process FAQs, additional opportunities for clinicians under the Quality Payment Program, Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities interim final rule, and more!
Most of us are familiar with ICD-10-CM through picking codes from a list in our EHRs or perusing a printed code book. Allow me to suggest that unless we understand the coding rules in the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, we may mistakenly pick the wrong code, leading to a potential false claim.
