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Physicians must carefully identify patients at high risk of developing pressure ulcers and then initiate and document prevention strategies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/coding.htm
15 May 2009
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DOCUMENT CAUSE AND RELATEDFACTORS. Physician documentation of the specific cause of a skin ulcer isimportant to accurate coding. ... billing and clinical documentation improvement consultation for. hospitals throughout the U.S., including the state of New York’s.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/acph-200905-coding_t1.pdf
20 May 2009
Reporting diabetic manifestations
Diabetes mellitus is on the rise and data regarding its type, manifestations and impact on cost and length of stay are needed to assess the effectiveness of current evaluation and management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/coding.htm
15 Jun 2009
acp-hosp0907
billing and clinical documentation improvement consultation for. hospitals throughout the U.S., including the state of New York’s. ... When cardiac biomarkers. are. elevated in the absence of clinical. evidence of ischemia, the provider.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/acph-200907-coding_t1.pdf
14 Jul 2009
Accurate coding improves payments, quality ratings
Accurate coding has a significant impact not only on a hospital or practice’s finances but also on quality ratings, as Medicare’s new coding system increasingly is being used to profile hospitals and physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/documentation.htm
15 Jul 2009
Coding cardiac conditions: Beyond acute coronary syndrome
Acute coronary syndrome is a very popular diagnosis frequently documented when a patient presents to the hospital with chest pain thought to be cardiac in origin. For accurate coding, physicians should document unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/coding.htm
15 Jul 2009
Accurate coding for transfer to post-discharge facilities
Accurate ICD-9-CM codes for diagnoses and procedures performed during a hospital stay will only partially determine payment. Discharge status codes must be given equal attention.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/coding.htm
15 Sep 2009
CMS updates payments, quality measures for 2010
October 1 is an important time to evaluate coding changes because it's when CMS’ annual update to the inpatient prospective payment system (MS-DRGs) takes effect.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/coding.htm
15 Oct 2009
Using observation services
Hospitals often struggle to achieve compliance with CMS regulations for determining whether a patient should be classified as an inpatient or an outpatient with observation services.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/coding.htm
15 Nov 2009
Walking the tightrope of medical necessity
Our columnist discusses key elements of deciding the appropriate level of care for a given patient (inpatient versus outpatient or outpatient with observation).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/coding.htm
15 Dec 2009