WEBINAR: April 2024 ICD-10-CM/PCS Code Updates
Join us for this one-hour educational experience and come away with a greater understanding of April’s 2024 ICD-10-CM/PCS code updates. Note changes in ICD-10-CM affecting reimbursement ICD-10-PCS guideline changes focusing on brachytherapy coding Updates to the ICD-10-PCS Index Identify ICD-10-PCS changes addressing coding for hand-assisted laparoscopic procedures Changes applied in real-world scenarios Explore new ICD-10-PCS codes being released and gain a deeper understanding of the procedures
Addressing CDI Challenges: A Guide on How to Handle the Problem List
AHIMA indicates that problem lists should be standardized and designed to support an interdisciplinary and patient-centered approach for all provider health record entries. An up-to-date and accurate problem list is critical to the success of organizations providing patient care across the continuum of care in all settings.* Well-designed problem lists provide important information for patient care and support meaningful use requirements and health information exchange. While there are many approaches to a well-designed problem list, the key is to define clear policies and procedures that support your organization's objectives in using the information in a problem list. Specifically, they need…
Important COVID-19 Immunization Code Changes
In November 2023, the AMA released the CPT code book with code updates for 2024. Although the book was recently published, there were important changes to codes associated with COVID-19 immunizations and vaccine terminology that were made after the 2024 book was published and are not included in the 2024 CPT code book. You need to be aware of these updates in order to bill properly and avoid denials. Immunization Code Changes You Need to Know The first change is an update in terminology for different types of vaccines. Previously, the terms ‘vaccine’ and ‘immune globulin’ were separate categories used…