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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

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Coding hepatitis diagnoses for the inpatient

Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, writes about how understanding the different forms of viral hepatitis and alcoholic hepatitis, as well as their effects on the liver, help to clarify coding assignment.

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Brush up on Coding Clinic’s First Quarter guidance
James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, helps coders and CDI specialists process important aspects of Coding Clinic’s First Quarter 2017 guidance such as the sequencing of pneumonia in the setting of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Adapting your hospital’s quality-of-care perspective
Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, explains why so many CDI departments are expanding their review processes to include consideration of how CMS quality measures are affected by claims data.
Healthcare News: CMS proposes to discontinue new technology add-on for heart failure monitoring system
On April 14, CMS released the fiscal year 2018 IPPS proposed rule, which included a proposal for the discontinuation of the CardioMEMS heart failure monitoring system add-on payment.
Q&A: Changing principal diagnoses sans query
Q: Can coders change the principal diagnosis assignment without querying the physician?
 

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