Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
Master The Confusing World Of Wound Care Coding
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Plus, get 15 percent off your next audioconference.
Are you looking for timely topics for your next coding inservice? These audioconferences will get you started off right in 2008.
Wound care coding continues to present home health agencies’ coders and clinicians with considerable challenges. From reporting an accurate claim to making sure you receive the reimbursement your agency is entitled to based on the care provided, you have a lot to keep track of. Join Judy Adams, RN, BSN, HCS-D, for Your Trusty Guide to Wound Care Coding in Home Health and make sure you don’t lose another dollar to inaccurate wound care coding! Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 1:00 pm EST.
Learn more: http://www.audioeducator.com/ .
Opportunity: If you missed Adams’ Nov. 27 presentation ‘Tackling V57.1 and Other Common Coding Dilemmas," don’t dispair. You can find out how to keep your head above water now that the prospective payment system stops paying extra for the most common diagnosis codes agencies have used for the last seven years.
Bonus: To register, call (800) 508-2582 or visit www.audioeducator.com. Mention code 15%OFFAUDIOHH for 15 percent off the cost of your audioconference.
Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
- Conquering Case Mix:
Sequencing Takes Center Stage Under Revised PPS
V codes aren't your only sequencing concern. Coding experts agree -- the trickiest thing about [...] - Prospective Payment System:
Understand The Coding Changes The New Year Brings
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Know Your V Code Rules
Question: Our patient was admitted for home care following a total abdominal hysterectomy. Her surgical [...] - Clip and Save:
Quickly Find The Right V Code
Don't end your search with 'Aftercare.' Hunting for V codes in the alphabetic index of [...] - Inservice Education:
Master The Confusing World Of Wound Care Coding
Plus, get 15 percent off your next audioconference. Are you looking for timely topics for [...] - Reader Questions:
Look To V Codes For Resolved Pneumonia
Question: We are caring for an elderly patient following her hospitalization for pneumonia. The pneumonia [...] - Reader Questions:
For Specific Location, Ask Physician
Question: Our patient's medical record includes the following diagnosis: "Chronic suppurative otitis media with perforation." [...] - Reader Questions:
Get A Thorough Assessment Before Coding
Question: How should I code for a patient with the following diagnoses: peripheral vascular disease, [...] - Reader Questions:
What If There Seem To Be 2 Primary Diagnoses?
Question: One of our patients came to us from the hospital with a pacemaker and [...] - Reader Questions:
Avoid This Therapy Error
Question: I recently had a claim denied. Nurses, physical therapists and occupational therapists cared for [...]