Q: What is the difference between an acute and chronic knee injury and how are these conditions reported in ICD-10-CM? A: The provider’s documentation should provide clinical details about the ...

ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

CMS has provided ICD-10-CM coding updates for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2019, and ending Sept. 30, 2020. 1. The updated ICD-10-CM codes are for discharges and patient encounters taking place ...

No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...

Ambience Healthcare rolled out an ICD-10 clinical document integrity assistant for inpatient care, aiming to help hospitalists document more accurate clinical notes and reduce billing and coding ...