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Dive into documentation and ICD-10-CM coding for cardiorenal syndrome

Cardiorenal syndrome refers to acute or chronic dysfunction of the heart or kidneys that causes dysfunction in the other organ. Review ICD-CM coding for heart and kidney failure and the physiological impact that dysfunction in one system has on the rest of the body.

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What you don’t know (or audit) might hurt your quality scores

Quality metrics are complex, and it takes deep knowledge to understand their intricacies. Audrey Howard, RHIA, and Susan Belley, RHIA, CPHQ, describe commonly overlooked documentation elements that can affect quality metrics and outline how to incorporate these elements into an audit workflow.

Assess ICD-10-CM coding for a patient moved from observation to inpatient

The terms “admission” and “observation” are often confused. Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, CDIP, distinguishes between these terms and evaluates ICD-10-CM coding for patients who begin in observation and are later admitted to the hospital for more intensive care.

Healthcare News: Some post-COVID-19 patients may benefit from pulmonary rehab, new study shows

The severity and length of post-COVID-19 symptoms has been a topic of study almost ever since the pandemic began. In a new study involving patients with significant respiratory disability following hospitalizations for COVID-19, daily supervised pulmonary rehabilitation was associated with significant improvement in exercise tolerance and quality of life.

Q&A: Building an ICD-10-PCS code for cardiac catheterization

Q: What does cardiac catheterization surgery entail and how is this procedure reported in ICD-10-PCS?

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Conditions classifiable to ICD-10-CM category L76 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue) are classifiable as intraoperative and postprocedural complications. These conditions should only be assigned when diagnostic statements clearly indicate that the condition is a complication of a procedure.

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