HIM Briefings

HIM directors and managers at health systems report annual salaries that outpace those earned by their counterparts at hospitals and critical access hospitals.

Review Coding Clinic advice as it pertains to ICD-10-CM/PCS reporting and MS-DRG assignment.

Hit the mark with targeted HIM performance improvement goals.

Inpatient rehabilitation facility documentation compliance is coming under scrutiny. Learn how you can improve processes, strengthen compliance, and avoid costly audits.

Put CMS’ proposed changes in perspective to see the bigger picture. Comments are due June 24, so hospitals will need to conduct a careful analysis to determine the impact of the proposed changes and submit specific feedback.

Adriane Martin, DO, FACOS, CCDS writes about the signs and symptoms of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and ICD-10-PCS guidelines for reporting the condition.

Review the provider documentation and operative report below and consider the ICD-10-PCS codes to be reported.