by Kristi Pollard | Feb 5, 2024 | All Posts, Coding Resources
Time is a critical factor when treating stroke and returning the patient to his/her neurological baseline. The BEFAST mnemonic (Balance, Eyes Face, Arm, Speech, Time) is a useful tool to help quickly identify stroke symptoms and know when to seek emergent medical...
by Jennifer Cayce | Dec 15, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar The Outpatient Facility Coder’s Guide to Coding in 2024. ** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to research...
by Shea Lunt | Dec 15, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar The Profee Coder’s Guide to Coding in 2024.** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to researchsubsequent...
by Jennifer Cayce | Dec 13, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
This page addresses follow-up questions and additional information pertinent to our webinar HCC Updates: The Change from Version 24 to Version 28. ** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to research...
by Keith Olenik | Dec 12, 2023 | Coding Resources, Health Information
The field of medical coding has long been regarded as a critical component of healthcare, ensuring that patient data is accurately recorded and categorized. Anyone who sits in the coder role often wonders if they are really valued and often struggles to communicate...
by Haugen Academy | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
** On December 14, 2023 AHIMA announced it was deferring the recertification changes until ‘no earlier than January 1, 2025’. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has recently communicated changes to the Recertification Policy...
by Jennifer Cayce | Nov 22, 2023 | All Posts, Coding Resources
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the updates to the Risk Adjustment model for 2024 and there are some big changes coming. The transition from the previous version (V24) to the new version (V28) includes changes to the hierarchical...
by Kristi Pollard | Nov 22, 2023 | All Posts, Coding Resources, Covid News
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...
by Keith Olenik | Nov 16, 2023 | Coding Resources, Health Information
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...
by Kristi Pollard | Nov 10, 2023 | All Posts
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...
by Jennifer McCann | Nov 9, 2023 | Health Information
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...
by Mary Bort | Oct 18, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
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...
by Terri Reid | Oct 2, 2023 | All Posts, Coding Resources
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...
by Kristi Pollard | Sep 21, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
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...
by Deanna Upston | Sep 21, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
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...
by Deanna Upston | Sep 5, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
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,...
