Coding and Documentation

Q: We are considering using of ICD-10 code Z79.899 (Other long term (current) drug therapy) to support medical necessity for lab testing while a...Read More »

The AMA’s CPT Editorial Panel approved sweeping changes to documentation and code selection guidelines for evaluation and management codes. If...Read More »

Q: We recently had a consultant recommend that we create evaluation and management (E/M) levels for our labor and delivery observation cases,...Read More »

On January 29, NAHRI presented its first members-only quarterly call of the year, where members heard from revenue integrity experts on engaging...Read More »

A Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) study showed that insufficient documentation causes most improper payments for observation and inpatient...Read More »

Overcome E/M obstacles with a collaborative internal audit process.Read More »

CMS released additional instructions to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual for the accurate interpretation of claim edits and...Read More »

Put these practices into place to overcome clinical validation denials for these services.Read More »

Check your processes to implement E/M documentation changes, code updates, and expanded laboratory reporting requirements.Read More »

Understand how payment policy changes, C-APC changes, and more will impact your organization.Read More »