As anticipated, significant updates were made to the ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines for 2017. These guidelines are a set of rules developed to accompany and complement the official conventions and instructions provided within the ICD-10-CM itself. These guidelines are located in the front of the 2017 ICD-10-CM Coding book. Be sure to take a look at the date at the beginning of the guidelines, if it doesn’t state “FY 2017” then download the current version at 2017 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
On October 14, 2016, CMS finalizes the new Medicare Quality Payment Program which includes MIPS and APM.
The final rule with comment period for Quality Payment Program (MACRA) was released on Friday, October 14, 2016. Now what do I do?
The final rule with comment period for Quality Payment Program (MACRA) was released on Friday, October 14, 2016. Now what do I do?
Effective January 1, 2017, the American Medical Association is adding and deleting certain codes related to Pain Management procedures...
StreamlineMD and Orthopedic Education Associates (OEA) have partnered to offer fully integrated interventional pain handouts...
Just out! CMS has rescinded Transmittal 3530 and replaced it with Transmittal 3538...
Whether you are documenting to meet PQRS Measure 195 requirements or are treating an arterial stenosis by PTA for medical necessity, it is the documentation of the percentage (%) of stenosis that counts. Terms such as “mild”, “moderate”, or “severe”, without the specified percentage (%) are not specific enough...
Effective Date July 1, 2016 There has been a change in CMS policy regarding the use of the JW modifier (JW Drug amount discarded /not administered to any patient). Discarded drugs must be reported on a separate line item from the line item for the administered drug. Assign Modifier JW to the HCPCS code that identifies the amount discarded...
One of my customers recently forwarded an article to me from the March 3rd, 2016 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The article titled Uber’s Message for Healthcare and authored by Alan Detsky, M.D. and Alan Garber, M.D., struck a chord because it was introducing the concept of disruption from a business model perspective in the healthcare industry. While the article was quick to point out the vast differences between healthcare and taxi services, the conclusion arrived at by the authors is well represented by the following excerpt from the commentary:
