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As the task of query creation is becoming more prevalent in coding departments, reviewing essential query requirements is a must for all inpatient coders.
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Essential query requirements for your coding team

As the task of query creation is becoming more prevalent in coding departments, reviewing essential query requirements is a must for all inpatient coders. This article covers these essential requirements including the growing adoption of electronic medical records, when to query, and pointers for submitting queries to physicians.

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Coding managers: Cover your bases when onboarding new inpatient coders
Sarah Humbert, RHIA, and Catrena Smith, CCS, CCS-P, CPCO, CPC, CIC, CPC-I, CRC, CHTS-PW, explore three scenarios for onboarding new inpatient coders and provide valuable advice to prepare them for success.
Adapting documentation practices for new malnutrition criteria
Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS, review the recently published “Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) Criteria for the Diagnosis of Malnutrition: A Consensus Report From the Global Clinical Nutrition Community” and help coders apply this criteria in ICD-10-CM.
Healthcare News: OIG announces inpatient hospital billing, coding study
CMS and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) claims to have identified unspecified upcoding in hospital billing—either accidentally or intentionally reporting higher severity codes than supported by documentation to increase payment. Because of this, these entities will conduct a two-part study to assess inpatient hospital billing, according to the OIG.
Q&A: Should documentation specify pressure injuries or pressure ulcers?
Q: Should we be advising our providers to start documenting pressure injury as opposed to pressure ulcer? Or is it OK to document either term?
 

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