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For the ICD-10 transition to be successful, there will need to be a huge effort on the part of medical coders, IT staff, and physicians to put all the pieces together. However, the new code set also presents an opportunity for healthcare organizations to make some big-picture decisions about the future of data governance and…
DetailsT20.16XA – Burn of first degree of forehead and cheek, initial encounter X03.0XXA – Exposure to flames in controlled fire, not in building or structure, initial encounter Y93.G2 – Activity, grilling and smoking food Y92.017 – Garden or yard in single-family (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause. In preparation for…
DetailsUnder the current fee-for-service (FFS) payment system, specialists developed practice styles and business models that flourished by maximizing the delivery of highly reimbursed services. Specialists today, however, are likely to be concerned about forthcoming global payment models that are designed to reduce the inexorable increase in health care expenditures by promoting high-value services, eliminating low-value…
DetailsS61.452A — Open bite of left hand, initial encounter. W55.21XA — Bitten by cow, initial encounter. Y93.K2 — Activity, milking an animal. Y92.73 — Farm field as the place of occurrence of the external cause. In preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, RT Welter presents weekly ICD-10 Codes of the Week! Our…
DetailsS93.431A — Sprain of tibiofibular ligament of right ankle, initial encounter W03.XXXA — Other fall on same level due to collision with another person, initial encounter Y93.41 — Activity, dancing Y92.252 — Music hall as the place of occurrence of the external cause In preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, RT Welter…
DetailsWASHINGTON — In another setback for President Obama’s health care initiative, the administration has delayed until 2015 a significant consumer protection in the law that limits how much people may have to spend on their own health care. The limit on out-of-pocket costs, including deductibles and co-payments, was not supposed to exceed $6,350 for an…
DetailsS00.83XA — Contusion of other part of head, initial encounter. Y93.82 — Activity, spectator at an event W21.03XA — Struck by baseball, initial encounter. Y92.320 — Baseball field as the place of occurrence of the external cause. In preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, RT Welter presents weekly ICD-10 Codes of…
DetailsS90.871A — Other superficial bite of right foot, initial encounter W56.01XA — Bitten by dolphin, initial encounter Y93.15 — Activity, underwater diving and snorkeling Y92.832 — Beach as the place of occurrence of the external cause. In preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, RT Welter presents weekly ICD-10 Codes of the Week! Our goal…
DetailsWhen all is said and done, ICD-10 is about the money. On October 1, 2014, providers just want to know if they’ll be getting paid for their services. The question isn’t as easy to answer as many people think, and there are plenty of jitters when it comes to how payers will handle ICD-10 codes,…
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