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Value-based Purchasing: What It Means for HIM Professionals
Author: Tully, Melinda; Perez, Mario A. III
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2009
HIM professionals understand how critical final coding accuracy is for acute care billing and reporting—they live and breathe it every day. Yet, over the past several years the importance of coded data has extended beyond acute care.
Coding now has an impact on everything from....
New ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes for FY 2010
Author: Schraffenberger, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: September 2009
The new ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for fiscal year 2010 go into effect October 1, 2009. This article outlines the changes in the ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes. The 2009 addenda with all the changes to the ICD-9-CM tabular and alphabetic index (volumes 1 and 2) is located on the National Center fo....
FY 2010 Changes to the Hospital IPPS
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2009
The final rule for the FY 2010 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System was released on July 31, 2009. Changes in the rule went into effect with inpatient discharges of October 1, 2009, and are reflected in Grouper Version 27.0.
The changes to MS-DRGs and the complication and co....
Converting MS-DRGs to ICD-10-CM/PCS: Methods Used, Lessons Learned
Author: Butler, Rhonda R.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2009
Like the rest of us, MS-DRGs have to transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS. The conversion is off to a good start, with a preliminary version already available. The project offered an early test of the General Equivalence Mappings and provides a conversion process for other applications.
In m....
Evolution of DRGs (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: March 2010
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
New ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes for FY 2011
Author: Schraffenberger, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: September 2010
The new ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes go into effect October 1, 2010. This article highlights new codes for fiscal year 2011.
The complete 2010 addenda with the changes to the ICD-9-CM tabular list and alphabetic index (volumes 1 and 2) are located on the National Center for Heal....
Trends in Severity-Adjusted Reimbursement for Inpatient Care: Implications for Hospitals, Payers, and Patients
Author: Redmon, D. Patrick; Bell, Susan
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 25, 2010
This technical paper was prepared for the 2010 AHIMA Convention and Exhibit in Orlando, FL, September 25-30, 2010.
Abstract
This session will explore the growing trend toward adjusting inpatient payment for differences in patient severity. Maryland's all-payer system adopted APR....
Ensuring Compliant Malnutrition Coding
Author: Bryant, Gloryanne H.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: October 2011
Coding malnutrition has always been a challenge, especially since MS-DRGs were implemented. However, with Recovery Audit Contractors and other regulatory auditing being initiated across the country, providers and HIM professionals must be proactive rather than reactive when coding this conditi....
FY 2012 Changes to the Hospital IPPS
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2011
The final rule for the FY 2012 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System was released August 1, 2011. Changes in the rule went into effect with October 1, 2011, inpatient discharges.
MS-DRG Documentation and Coding Adjustment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services....
New Readmission Patient Discharge Status Codes: Follow-Up
Author: Lojewski, Tedi
Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: February 2014
The National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) approved 15 new "readmission" patient discharge status codes (81–95) for use with inpatient discharges, effective October 1, 2013. Following up on the November 2013 CodeWrite article on this topic, this article looks at three common myths....
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