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[b]Seminar: Jackson, Ohio AAPC Chapter[/b]
I am reaching out to you to send you a flyer for our first (hopefully annual) all-day coding seminar for the Jackson, Ohio AAPC chapter. We are very excited... [ Read More ]
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This is what I have received from the Materials Manager of the ASC that I am coding for: What makes it interesting, is the fact that he sent it off to all the physicians, the CFO, the a... [ Read More ]
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My question is what is the proper way to handle and code no known injury. I was under the impression you had to have 3 external cause codes on any and every accident or injury.
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During single vessel coronary grafting the physician also repairs postinfarction septal defect "we decided to proceed with entering the right ventricle. Multiple sutures were placed around the septum,... [ Read More ]
If [I]your[/I] Cardiologist does [B]not[/B] call it Congenital, do not code it as a Congenital heart cath, IMO. From what I read, it is the Thoracic doc who calls it congenital. I would code it:
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AAPC member Rosa Yanez CPC CRC CGIC CGSC has been a medical coder for 15 years and has worked for Humana as a senior Medicare risk adjustment educator for more than two years. Risk adjustment educatio... [ Read More ]
Understanding the rules surrounding interrupted stays in IPFs and IRFs is as easy as 123. When an interrupted stay occurs in an inpatient psychiatric facility IPF or inpatient rehab facility IRF a com... [ Read More ]
Using the right workload system leads to employee success. In any healthcare workplace employee accountability and engagement are paramount to patient and provider satisfaction as well as monetary liv... [ Read More ]
Embrace DEI data in applied behavior analysis and improve patient care for all. In the realm of healthcare the field of applied behavior analysis ABA has long been committed to understanding and impro... [ Read More ]
Know the rules for compliance before engaging in telehealth services. One of the things we love most about the internet is its unregulated nature. We post and share whatever we want achieving unpreced... [ Read More ]