by Kristi Pollard | Aug 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
The buzz about social determinants of health (SDOH) has been making the rounds for several years now as experts understand more about how the environments in which people live affect their health and quality-of-life risks and outcomes. Healthy People 2030 is a...
by Kristi Pollard | Jun 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD), also commonly known as peripheral artery disease (PAD), is a generic term for any progressive disease affecting the noncardiac circulation. PVD can have various causes, including narrowing (stenosis), occlusion, or spasm. The...
by Kristi Pollard | May 25, 2021 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Would you use laminaria qualifier on the abortion table for the use of a synthetic osmotic dilator such as Dilapan-S?A: Dilapan-S has a similar action on cervical dilation as laminaria insertion. Haugen Consulting Group recommends using the qualifier “Laminaria”...
by Kristi Pollard | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
I remember a time when assigning ICD-9 procedure codes when we always picked up blood transfusions. With the implementation of ICD-10-PCS, this was one of the procedures that most hospitals phased out. The rationale for this decision in most organizations stemmed...
by Kristi Pollard | Mar 23, 2021 | Webinar Q&As
Please Note: Screen 44 in the live presentation showed code 00NW0ZZ for release of the spinal cord twice. It should only be listed once. Code 01N10ZZ for release of the cervical spinal nerve should also be assigned. Q: If he said he used the mix of bone graft, bone...
