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CE Articles | IPPS final rule: Prepare for 2018 ICD-10-PCS code updates | CMS recently released the 2018 IPPS final rule, with updates to various quality initiatives, annual payment updates for inpatient services, and an extensive amount of now-annual ICD-10-PCS code additions, deletions, and revisions. This article reviews guideline updates, the addition of “other devices” characters, and new tables added for root operation Replacement. Note: To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription. |
Expanding to remote CDI staff | Beginning or expanding a remote CDI program requires planning, and it might not be for everyone. But, with the right preparation, organizations can make the transition beneficial to all. |
Q&A: Choosing a principal diagnosis between anemia and malignancy | Q: If a patient is admitted for anemia related to a malignancy and is treated only for anemia, the principal diagnosis goes to the malignancy. Could you still code for the malignancy as the principal diagnosis if the patient was treated for other conditions at the same time? |
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New on JustCoding.com | New on JustCoding Platinum! Platinum members can access a skin ulcer staging table excerpted from JustCoding’s Inpatient Documentation Pocket Cards. If you are not a Platinum member and you want to upgrade your account, please call customer service at 800-650-6787. Free quiz Test your knowledge with this week’s free quiz, which features ICD-10-PCS Occlusion codes for the heart and great vessels. Mini poll Which option best describes the type of facility for which you primarily code? Click here to share your answer. | |
| Product Spotlight | CDI Update for 2018 Coding Targets: Documentation Tips to Address Code Set Changes Join CDI education specialists Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, and Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCS, CCDS, on Friday October 6, for this 90-minute program to learn more about which code set changes offer the greatest opportunities for CDI professionals—and which ones present the most urgent needs for physician engagement and education. This webinar will also cover the applicable anatomy and physiology for code specificity. For more information or to order, call 800-650-6787 or visit the HCPro Healthcare Marketplace. | |
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