by Haugen Academy | Apr 7, 2020 | Covid News
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Medicare will cover a medically necessary emergency and non-emergency ground ambulance transportation from any point of origin to a destination that is equipped to treat the condition of the patient consistent with state...
by Haugen Academy | Apr 3, 2020 | Covid News
COVID-19 Query Templates Publication: AHIMA Date: April 3, 2020 Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) professionals have identified the need for the following query templates when reviewing COVID-19 health records. They are available for download on the AHIMA website...
by Haugen Academy | Apr 1, 2020 | Covid News
ICD-10-CM Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries Publication: CDC Date: April 1, 2020 Download (PDF,...
by Haugen Academy | Apr 1, 2020 | Covid News
ICD-10-CM Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines Publication: CDC Date: April 1, 2020 Download (PDF,...
by Haugen Academy | Mar 31, 2020 | Covid News
Billing for Professional Telehealth Services During the Public Health Emergency Publication: CMS Date: March 31, 2020 Just released March 31, 2020 CMS is no longer requiring POS 02 for telehealth services during this Public Health Emergency, however report the place...
by Haugen Academy | Mar 30, 2020 | Covid News
Physicians and Other Clinicians: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 Publication: CMS Date: March 30, 2020 Download (PDF,...
by Haugen Academy | Mar 26, 2020 | Covid News
CPT reporting for COVID-19 Testing Publication: AMA Date: March 26, 2020 Download (PDF,...
by Shea Lunt | Mar 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Digging Into HIM & Coding Blog For many, the ins and outs of facility evaluation and management (E/M) coding for emergency department (ED) services are shrouded in mystery. In an industry where everything seems to be regulated, there appears to be a lack of...
by Haugen Academy | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
As a health information professional with years of experience, I’ve seen the definition of the Legal Health Record (LHR) change with the emergence of the electronic health record (EHR). As a custodian of medical records, a designated position at most hospitals,...
by Haugen Academy | Mar 20, 2020 | Covid News
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus Publication: CMS Date: March 20, 2020 Download (PDF,...
by Haugen Academy | Mar 17, 2020 | Covid News
Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Publication: CMS Date: March 17, 2020 Download (PDF,...
by Kristi Pollard | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
For many, the ins and outs of facility evaluation and management (E/M) coding for emergency department (ED) services are shrouded in mystery. In an industry where everything seems to be regulated, there appears to be a lack of regulation in the world of facility ED...
by Haugen Academy | Mar 11, 2020 | Covid News
Supplement Coding encounters related to COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak Publication: CDC Date: February 20, 2020 Download (PDF,...
by Kristi Pollard | Mar 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
I originally penned this blog post in 2011 and while the essence of DRGs hasn’t changed much, the coding system has. So here is the ICD-10 update to one of my most popular blog posts of all time. Enjoy! So you want to be a coder. And not just that, you want to...
by Shea Lunt | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
E/M changes are coming. Lucky for us, we have almost a whole year to figure them out! They are set to take effect on January 1, 2021. The American Medical Association (AMA) has published the changes, as well as numerous tools to assist us. Let’s take a closer look...
by Kristi Pollard | Feb 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the most complex areas of coding for cardiac catheterization procedures is determining when to code a diagnostic heart angiogram (imaging) separate from a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The guidelines for reporting separate diagnostic imaging are...
