CE Articles | | Break down 2020 IPPS policies and ICD-10-PCS reporting guidelines | | While it is essential to receive continuing education on ICD-10-CM/PCS code selection, it is also important to stay current with industry news. Joe Rivet, JD, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CHC, CCEP, CHRC, CHPC, CICA, CPMA, CAC, CACO, reviews inpatient reporting and guideline updates for fiscal year 2020. Note: To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription. |
| Resolve sepsis documentation and reporting questions | | Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC, reviews the answers to commonly asked questions pertaining to sepsis documentation to help coders and CDI specialists ensure accurate reporting of this complex condition. |
| Healthcare News: CMS releases FY 2020 IPPS final rule | | CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2020 IPPS final rule on August 2 with updates to payment rates and wage index values, changes to CC/MCC designations, and revisions to various MS-DRGs. Policy updates affect approximately 3,300 acute care hospitals and apply to discharges beginning October 1. |
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SelectCoder Tip of the Week | | 
Cystitis indicates inflammation or infection localized to the bladder. When a urinary tract infection is specified as cystitis, assign the appropriate code from ICD-10-CM code category N30.- (cystitis). Also assign a code for the causative organism, when known. An unspecified urinary tract infection should be coded to N39.0 (other disorders of urinary system). Interested in more coding tips and claim validation tools? Click here to sign up for a demo or to learn more about SelectCoder. | | |
| Product Spotlight | | JustCoding's 2020 ICD-10-CM Code Updates The IPPS final rule introduced significant changes to the ICD-10-CM code set. During this live program on August 22, expert speaker Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O, HCS-D, will help you sift through the coding and guideline changes, identify new and revised code descriptions, and determine potential areas of documentation improvement. For more information or to order, call 800-650-6787 or visit the HCPro Healthcare Marketplace. | | |
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