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According to the National Institute of Health, approximately 100,000 Americans have sickle-cell disease.
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Managing the complexities of ICD-10-CM reporting for sickle-cell disease

According to the National Institute of Health, approximately 100,000 Americans have sickle-cell disease. In this article, Peggy Blue, MPH, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, breaks down the complexities of the disease and clarifies reporting of the diagnosis.

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Reviewing PSIs to ensure patient safety, ICD-10-CM/PCS compliance
James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, writes that ICD-10-CM/PCS documentation and coding rules surrounding patient safety indicators (PSI) must be honored in order to ensure proper compliance and reimbursement.
Understanding coding and CDI for inpatient psychiatric facilities
Just like their inpatient acute care counterparts, inpatient psychiatric facilities use ICD-10-CM codes, but their payment structure, documentation requirements, prevalent clinical conditions, and additional documentation requirements needing capture are vastly different.
Healthcare News: WHO releases first edition of ICD-11
On June 18, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a version of the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). ICD-11 reflects critical advances in science and medicine and is the first code set revision to be well integrated with electronic health applications and information systems, WHO says.
Q&A: Reporting clarity for retroperitoneal hematoma and retroperitoneal hemorrhage
Q: Could you shed some light on reporting ICD-10-CM codes K66.1 (hemoperitoneum), an MCC, and R58 (hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified), which is not considered a CC or an MCC?
 

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