Antipsychotic reduction in LTC leads to drug substitutions, more delusions diagnoses
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 16, 2022
Antipsychotic reduction in long-term care facilities likely results in significant unintended fallout, new data from Canada show. The results mirror those of similar studies in the United States, with...
I0020B coding: The right message at the right time
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 11, 2021
Ever receive the exact right message at the right time? It happened to me last night at 9:21 p.m. EST. A simple email of thanks and kindness landed in my inbox. A thanks, really at that time undeserved,...
RCS-I: Where will your rehab patients fall?
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 06, 2017
With the shift from volume in RUGs IV to a goal of value and patient characteristics in RCS-I, rehab providers should ask themselves a number of frank questions.
Ode to ICD-10
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 30, 2015
Oh, ICD-10, you are so near,
Your extra digits is what we fear.
We have to start on October One,
But coding drafts are still undone!
CodeSmart releases new reference tool
Feb 25, 2014
CodeSmart Holdings Inc. is launching the CDI Smart™ Software and Smart Code™ Reference Tool during the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference this week in Orlando, FL.
MDS data quality: Things are not always as they seem
By
Steven Littlehale
Jul 15, 2013
Open up the hood and look at the engine. Does the data scrubbing module focus only on standard CMS coding and consistency checks and the “RUG” items, or is it more robust and emphasize clinical...
Preparing for success under the looming ICD-10 deadline
By
Damandeep Kochhar
Jul 12, 2013
The October 1, 2014 deadline for healthcare providers to change to ICD-10 coding ushers in the greatest medical coding enhancement in 30 years. The challenge to providers is not just how to seamlessly...
Genpact Limited releases ICD-10 white paper
Jul 02, 2013
The ability to analyze clinical and cost data will require more granular clinical documentation to meet ICD-10 requirements, according to a new white paper from Genpact Limited.
Pyramid promotes O’Brien
Jun 27, 2013
Kathleen O’Brien, RHIT, has been promoted to becoming the new director of coding compliance for Pyramid Healthcare Solutions.
AHA releases ICD-10 coding handbook
Jun 19, 2013
The ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding handbook, 2014 edition, with answers, is now available from the American Hospital Association. Exercises are presented in clear but technically correct language, and...