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Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
- CODING 101:
LOOK FOR THESE SPECIFICS TO NAIL THE RIGHT DEMENTIA DX
Never report 294.1 alone. If the physician only documents that your patient has dementia and [...] - CODING NEWS:
ATTACHMENT D CONCERNS LINGER
Sequencing, risk adjustment not harmed by new guidance, says CMS. Still hoping for further clarification [...] - CLIP AND SAVE:
PIN DOWN NONROUTINE SUPPLIES
Keep track of NRS points with this easy-to-reference guide. Assessing clinicians have a lot on [...] - YOU BE THE CODER:
KEEP CANCER CODES IN CHECK
Question: Our patient has ataxia following surgery to remove a benign neoplasm of the brain. [...] - CODING HOW-TO:
CLOSE THE BOOK ON OPEN WOUNDS WITH FRACTURES
V codes don't always provide all the details. When a patient has an open fracture, [...] - ICD-10:
IT'S OFFICIAL -- ICD-10 IS ON ITS WAY
Dial in to learn more during CMS conference call. After years of stops and starts, [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Set Significant Changes Straight
Question: I'm having some trouble reconciling coding for a significant change in condition (SCIC) with [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Look to 438.x Codes For CVA Late Effects
Question: We are providing physical, occupational, and speech therapies to a patient who has hemiplegia [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Nix V Codes With Complications
Question: Our new patient has an abdominal surgical wound that dehisced internally and became infected [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Choose Cirrhosis Dx
Question: Our new patient's medical record reads, "Cirrhosis likely secondary to alcohol dependency." Which cirrhosis [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Look to Aftercare for Joint Revision
Question: Our patient had a revision of her total knee replacement five days ago due [...] - EDUCATION:
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