Coding-Clinical Disconnect: Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Part II
Published: Wed, 04/25/18
Coding-Clinical Disconnect: Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Part II CCD is when the typical and customary documentation of a condition does not line up…
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Coding-Clinical Disconnect Part I: Type 2 Myocardial Infarction
Published: Tue, 04/24/18
Coding-Clinical Disconnect Part I: Type 2 Myocardial Infarction I received some correspondence regarding my Type 2 myocardial infarction article last…
Enhancing Patient Care with Clinical Documentation Improvement
Published: Mon, 04/23/18
Enhancing Patient Care with Clinical Documentation Improvement Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) ensures that health services are accurately…
Physician Practices Disillusioned As They Don’t Maximize EHR Benefits
Published: Fri, 04/20/18
Physician Practices Disillusioned As They Don’t Ma imize EHR Benefits Nearly 90 percent of physician practices with si or fewer practitioners are not…
The Gender Wage Gap Cannot Be Accepted
Published: Thu, 04/19/18
The Gender Wage Gap Cannot Be Accepted Recently, I left my home base in southeastern Wisconsin and landed in the warm and humid landscape that is…
Part III: Multiple Chronic Conditions: Patient & Physician Confirm Medical Necessity for Palliative Care
Published: Wed, 04/18/18
Part III: Multiple Chronic Conditions: Patient & Physician Confirm Medical Necessity for Palliative Care Prior to undertaking the necessary work…
Part II. Multiple Chronic Conditions: How Are They Viewed by Medicare?
Published: Tue, 04/17/18
Part II. Multiple Chronic Conditions: How Are They Viewed by Medicare? Editor’s Note: Dr. Terri Lewis has been very critical of the CDC for not…
Part I. Multiple Chronic Conditions: What Does the CMS Rule Change Mean for You?
Published: Mon, 04/16/18
Part I. Multiple Chronic Conditions: What Does the CMS Rule Change Mean for You? Dr. Terri Lewis has been very critical of the CDC for not requiring…
Medicaid Wasted $37B On Improper Payments In 2017
Published: Sat, 04/14/18
Medicaid Wasted $37B On Improper Payments In 2017 Medicaid improper payments, including fraud, have spiked in recent years, reaching $37 billion in…
How The CMS Final Rule Will Affect Orthopedic ASCs: 5 Key Notes
Published: Fri, 04/13/18
How The CMS Final Rule Will Affect Orthopedic ASCs: 5 Key Notes On Nov. 2, CMS received the 2018 final payment rule, providing a 1.2 percent increase…