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FY 2018 Changes to Acute Care Hospital IPPS
Author: Rugg, Donna
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2018
By Donna Rugg, RHIT, CDIP, CCS
The fiscal year (FY) 2018 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule was released August 3, 2017 and impacted discharges beginning October 1, 2017. This is version 35 of the MS-DRG grouper. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (C....
Evolution of DRGs (2017 Update)
Author: Comfort, Angie; Rugg, Donna; Ward, Maria
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2017
Editor’s Note: This update replaces the 2010 Practice Brief “The Evolution of DRGs.”
In the early 1970s Yale University developed diagnosis related groups (DRGs) to describe all types of patient care in an acute care hospital. The Yale system encompassed the Medi....
FY 2017 Updates to ICD-10-CM
Author: Rugg, Donna
Source: Journal of AHIMA | Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2016
The ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee’s code freeze, first implemented after the October 1, 2011 annual update, has finally thawed. For fiscal year (FY) 2017 the ICD-10-CM classification is back on track with annual code and guideline updates. Due to the thousands of new/....
Managing the Present on Admission Reporting Process (2016 update)
Author: Campbell, Angela; D'Amato, Cheryl; Rugg, Donna
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2016
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief is an update of the March 2010 version, which replaced the November 2007 Practice Brief “Planning for Present on Admission.”
Section 5001(c) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requires hospitals to report patient primary and....
Gauging Stakeholder Response to ICD-10
Author: Comfort, Angie; Maimone, Carol; Rugg, Donna
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2016
Starting with services provided on or after October 1, 2015, health systems across the country transitioned to coding with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). Implementation of ICD-10 is intended to deliver both immediate and long-term benefits including....
Putting the ICD-10-CM/PCS GEMs into Practice (2016 update) - Retired
Author: Archer, Anita; Campbell, Angela; D'Amato, Cheryl; McLeod, Melissa; Rugg, Donna
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2016
Editor's Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the May 2013 and March 2010 Practice Briefs titled "Putting the ICD-10-CM/PCS GEMs into Practice."
Mappings between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS will play a critical role in the successful utilization of ICD-10-CM/PCS. The Centers for Me....