The World Health Organization (WHO) is delaying the launch of ICD-11 until 2017. The WHO did not formally announce a delay, but its website now lists ICD-11 as due by 2017.
Q: Can you explain when a neoplasm should be listed as the principal diagnosis? We have some coders who believe the neoplasm should always be the principal diagnosis.
CMS released version 31 of the MS-DRG grouper for ICD-10 in November. Providers can use the grouper to identify MS-DRG shifts and payment changes under ICD-10. The Final ICD-10 MS-DRG v32 logic, which will be implemented on October 1, 2014, will be subject to rulema
Q: Can you ask a yes or no question in a query based on clinical information from a previous echocardiogram report or other diagnostic result from a previous admission?
Q: What recommendation would you give to the coder when the clinical indicators in the chart do not support sepsis but it’s in the final diagnostic statement?
Physicians believe they are providing quality care, which gives them high job satisfaction. However, the problems associated with using electronic health records decreased that satisfaction, according to a recent RAND survey.