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MS-DRGs see changes in FY 2018 IPPS final rule

In Major Diagnostic Category 1, Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System, which covers MS-DRGs 020-103, CMS made changes to the classification of the diagnoses of functional quadriplegia and precerebral occlusion or transient ischemic attack with the use of a thrombolytic, as well as for the insertion of a responsive neurostimulator system.

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2018 ICD-10 codes: When the heart needs a helping hand
Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, writes about congestive heart failure and covers symptoms, coding best practices, and treatment for the disease using new ICD-10 for 2018.
Maximizing resources for ICD-10 coding audits
Julia Hammerman, RHIA, CPHQ, and Sam Champagnie, explain how the newness and specificity of ICD-10 ushered in a stronger focus on clinical coding audits and how coding audit best practices shifted following implementation.
Healthcare News: 2018 ICD-10-CM coding guidelines released
Don’t automatically presume a link between two conditions within a combination code in cases when a guideline requires that link to be explicitly documented, the latest version of the ICD-10-CM coding guidelines clarify.
Q&A: Receiving query responses from providers
Q: Our hospital is having a hard time getting our physicians to respond to queries, do you have any suggestions on how to get them to reply?
 

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