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Coding for COVID Testing in a Post Pandemic World
The public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023, and the COVID screening guideline was updated in October, but here we are: still getting questions about coding for COVID testing. The last three and a half years have been anything but normal and COVID reigned...
The Future of Medical Coding: Navigating a Transformative Landscape
The world of medical coding considered by many to be a meticulous and manual task, is on the brink of significant transformation. I personally can attest to this as many of my professional colleagues thought I was a bit crazy for enjoying the time I spent as a...
Haugen Best Practice: Clinically Significant Secondary Diagnoses
Haugen Consulting Group has received questions regarding the 2024 update to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. This change added the terminology “clinically significant” in relation to reportable secondary diagnoses. In response to those...
Proposed Rule Establishes Disincentives for Providers Who Commit Information Blocking
Back in June (2023), the Health and Human Services Department’s Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) issued a final rule outlining the penalties IT developers, health information exchanges and health information networks would face for information blocking...
Webinar Q&A: Coding Shoulder Procedures
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar Coding Shoulder Procedures.** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent official guidance in the...
Alleviate the Anxiety of Coding 7th Characters for Injuries
There’s a reason you’ll find so many TV shows out there based on emergency medicine. Where else will you find dramatic life-and-death situations peppered with humor all found in the same place – the Emergency Department (ED)? The ED is a place where providers are...
Webinar Q&A: Hospital Inpatient Payment Update
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar Hospital Inpatient Payment Update.** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent official guidance in...
Webinar Q&A: Knowing Neurovascular
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar Knowing Neurovascular.The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent official guidance in the areas...
Neurovascular Knowledge
Neurovascular medical coding focuses on conditions and procedures related to the intricate network of blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients to the brain and spinal cord. This coding specialty encompasses a wide range of conditions, including strokes,...
Webinar Q&A: PCS Procedure Update
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar PCS Procedure Update.** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent official guidance in the areas...