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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

CE Articles

Procedure coding for injuries to the arm and hand
The complex anatomy of the arm, wrist, and hand can make coding for procedures on them challenging. Review the bones of the arm and common codes used to report fractures and dislocations. 
Working with physicians to improve clinical documentation
Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS, writes about methods coders can use to improve the quality and detail of physician documentation to ensure important information is captured.  
Getting specific with diagnoses as grace period ends
With the grace period from CMS for reporting unspecified ICD-10-CM codes over, Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, writes about diagnoses to target for improvement.
Healthcare News: CMS finalizes new status, comment indicators for 2017
In the 2017 OPPS final rule, CMS finalized two new status indicators for 2017, as well as a comment indicator.
Q&A: Modifier –JW use in CAHs
Q: We are a critical access hospital and don’t get paid under the OPPS. We get reimbursed based on our cost of procedures, tests and services. Is modifier –JW (drug amount discarded/not administered to any patient) applicable to us beginning in January?
 

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