Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Correct coding of a corpectomy requires knowledge of several factors, including the diagnosis, amount of the ...

Penguin Ai, a healthcare artificial intelligence company, announced today the launch of its Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) Coding & Risk Adjustment solution on Snowflake Marketplace. The ...

A new Medicare hospice manual update includes instructions for which principal diagnosis codes are acceptable, and clarifies which codes should be used for services in a skilled versus non-skilled ...

1 Australian Centre for Research into Sports Injury and its Prevention (ACRISP), Monash Injury Research Institute (MIRI), Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 School of Public Health, ...

Medical utilization profiles of commercially insured members with opioid-related disorders differ depending on the code used to document the initial diagnosis in administrative claims. Results: A ...

As ICD-10 approaches, healthcare providers are worried that lapses in coder productivity could cost them money, according to an Advisory Board Company report published Tuesday. Providers refer to a 50 ...

In 2021, 14 percent of Omaha, Neb.-based Methodist Hospital’s inpatient claims contained a social determinant of health diagnosis code, the highest percentage in the U.S, according to a study ...

There are very few people who would consider having dental treatment without anesthesia. Preventive services and routine teeth cleanings aside, one of the top reasons why people avoid dental care is ...

In 2021, 4.6 percent of Nevada’s inpatient claims contained a social determinant of health diagnosis code, the highest percentage in the U.S, according to a study conducted by data analytics company ...