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Knee osteoarthritis: The pain of coding it all

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder in the United States and one of the leading causes of chronic pain and disability, according to the National Institutes of Health. In this article, Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, examines ICD-10-CM/PCS coding and associated guidance for this condition.

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Readmission rates: Using documentation and ICD-10-CM/PCS to perfect measures
James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, reviews readmission rates and writes that if physicians learn the foundations of readmission measurement and implement some basic principles and workflows for reporting clinically accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS coding, hospitals can succeed with readmission measures.
Returning to basics and perfecting the CDI query
Paul Evans, RHIA, CCDS, CCS, CCS-P, tackles the various characteristics of creating a query and says that while all portions of any program, such as education and metrics, are important, the proper formulation of a query represents the most important task for a CDI professional.
Healthcare News: OIG says Michigan Health System incorrectly billed for high-severity MS-DRGs
An Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of the University of Michigan Health System revealed noncompliance with four types of inpatient claims, including those associated with the billing of high-severity-level MS-DRGs.
Q&A: Querying for pressure ulcer stages
Q: When querying a physician to confirm the stage of a pressure ulcer, is it appropriate to ask questions that require the physician to mark “yes” or “no” responses to the query?
 

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SelectCoder Tip of the Week

When reporting an ICD-10-CM code from category M08.04- (unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hand) remember that pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, also called oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, affects five or fewer joints and is assymetric, so these codes require site and laterality.

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