Coding for lumbar spinal fusion procedures in ASCs or outpatient centers is much different than coding for spinal fusion in the inpatient setting, according to the American Academy of Professional ...

Central Learning’s 2nd Annual National ICD-10 Coding Contest results reveal average inpatient coding accuracy increased 6 percent between 2016 and 2017. The results, published in the Journal of AHIMA, ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nym, a leader in autonomous medical coding, today announced that it has added new capabilities to its revenue cycle management (RCM) solution, enabling hospitals and health ...

In an effort to provide helpful information to providers, CMS has released a special edition MedLearn Matters (MLN) article that disseminates diagnosis-related group (DRG) coding vulnerabilities for ...

There are currently around 1,740 procedures on CMS’ inpatient only list, which is reviewed and updated annually. However, CMS proposed eliminating the inpatient only list in 2021 after years of ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

ICD-9 codes 433.X1, 434, and V12.54 demonstrated high PPVs for identifying confirmed cerebral events across care settings. Codes recorded in both inpatient and outpatient settings had higher PPVs but ...

While higher inpatient spending in Massachusetts has been linked to rising prices and acuity levels, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission reinforced its findings that state residents may not ...