CDI

How Will FY2020 IPPS Proposed Rule Affect Hospital CDI Programs?

By Shannon Wiggins for HIT Consultant In April, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2020 inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) proposed rule. The proposed rule notably includes approximately 1,500 complications or comorbidities (CC)/major complications or comorbidities (MCC) designation changes and 324 changes to International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10-CM codes, along…

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3 steps to prepare for the transition to ICD-11

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review The 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases was presented at the World Health Assembly in May and is slated to take effect in January 2022. To prepare for the transition from ICD-10 to ICD-11, softwareadvice.com recommended that healthcare providers: Become familiar with new ICD-11 codes and chapters,…

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20 proposed billing codes for nonmedical health needs

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review The American Medical Association and UnitedHealthcare said they are collaborating to support 20 new ICD-10 codes related to social determinants of health. The codes aim to more effectively address nonmedical issues, such as food, housing, transportation and the ability to afford medicine, utilities and other services. The proposal…

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Hospitals saw lower profitability, volumes and revenue in June

By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Many facilities seem unable to adjust expenses to coincide with declining volume, posing a fundamental risk to hospitals and health systems. June was a less-than-stellar month in terms of hospital profitability. In fact, profits declined for the first time this year, and while the difference from the same month…

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ICD-10-CM changes: The 21 codes deleted for FY 2020

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review CMS has provided ICD-10-CM coding updates for fiscal year 2020 that include 273 additions 21 deletions and 30 revisions, according to the American Health Information Management Association. The 21 deletions for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2019, and ending Sept. 30: D813 Adenosine deaminase [ADA] deficiency H8141…

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Guest post: How I understand CDI

By Galyna Komives, RN, CCS, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog Officially, the CDI specialist’s role is to facilitate accurate, complete, and consistent clinical documentation within the health record to demonstrate the quality of the care provided and to support coding and reporting of high-quality healthcare data. In reality, “accurate, complete, and consistent clinical documentation” means multiple questions…

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Executives expect AI to transform healthcare within 3 years

By Nick Paul Taylor for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: More than two-thirds of healthcare executives think artificial intelligence and other emerging digital technologies will extensively impact their organizations over the next three years. The new Accenture survey suggests executives will expand quickly beyond the experiments that make up most of the engagement with new digital…

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CMS unveils ICD-10-CM code changes — 273 added, 21 deleted

By Angie Stewart for Becker’s Hospital Review CMS posted changes to the ICD-10-CM codes for fiscal year 2020. Five key points: There were 71,932 ICD-10-CM codes for fiscal year 2019. The update includes 72,184 codes. CMS added 273 codes, deleted 21 codes and made 30 revisions to codes pertaining to various treatments. Additions included codes related to orbital wall…

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Dolbey Mentioned in Journal of AHIMA’s June 2019 Issue

The Journal of AHIMA published an article in the June 2019 issue called “Computer-Assisted Coding Reality Check” by Mary Butler. The article takes a closer look at the impact of Computer Assisted- Coding (CAC) by examining studies, interviewing HIM professionals and Dolbey’s Product Manager, Heather Eminger-Gladden, CCS. What is CAC? How does Computer- Assisted Coding…

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