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Test Your Knowledge: February 2023

Test Your Knowledge: February 2023

FEBRUARY 202371- year-old male with history of TAVR, cardiomyopathy, pacemaker, cirrhosis, DM, HTN and chronic vertigo presented with syncope accompanied by vertigo. The patient reported a fall several days earlier, striking head.Day of presentation: 1838: CT head...

On-Demand: The UM & CDI Continuum from the ED to the QIO – Part 2

On-Demand: The UM & CDI Continuum from the ED to the QIO – Part 2

Utilization Management and CDI are often discussed in silos, but they shouldn’t be. Impactful transformation happens when data is leveraged from both of these vectors in the clinical revenue cycle to establish a real baseline. Join us for another journey through the Clinical Revenue Cycle from the emergency department to the QIO and beyond.

Test Your Knowledge: January 2023

Test Your Knowledge: January 2023

76-year-old male with a past medical history significant for hypertension, hyperlipidemia , diabetes, chronic atrial fibrillation, and CKD stage 3 presented to the ED with chest pain.Day of presentation: 2332: EKG demonstrates atrial fibrillation with a heart rate 111...

Bulletin 17 – CMS 2023 OPPS & ASC Final Rule

Bulletin 17 – CMS 2023 OPPS & ASC Final Rule

On November 1, 2022, CMS released the CY 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (ASC) Final Rule with Comment Period (CMS–1772–FC), with the official Federal Register publication scheduled to occur on November 23, 2022. The comment period for the Final Rule will remain open until January 1, 2023.

On-Demand: The UM & CDI Continuum from the ED to the QIO- Part 1

On-Demand: The UM & CDI Continuum from the ED to the QIO- Part 1

Utilization Management and CDI are often discussed in silos, but they shouldn’t be. Impactful transformation happens when data is leveraged from both of these vectors in the clinical revenue cycle to establish a real baseline. Join us for a journey through the...

Test Your Knowledge: December 2022

Test Your Knowledge: December 2022

73-year-old male with a past medical history of ventral hernia with 3 prior surgeries presented to ED complaining of worsening abdominal pain with nausea.Day of presentation: 2053: CT demonstrated SBO with thick-walled small bowel loop in ventral hernia. 2218:...

Bulletin 16 – CMS 2023 IPPS & LTCH Final Rule

Bulletin 16 – CMS 2023 IPPS & LTCH Final Rule

On August 1, 2022, CMS released the FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCH PPS) Final Rule (CMS–1771–F), which was finalized and became effective on November 1, 2022.

On-Demand: HCC’s What’s the 411 for the Inpatient: CDS & Coder

On-Demand: HCC’s What’s the 411 for the Inpatient: CDS & Coder

Join us for an overview of CMS HCC risk adjustment fundamentals for the inpatient clinical documentation specialist and coder. We will review the top ten commonly under-reported diagnoses that map to a CMS HCC, review how risk scores are calculated, impact payment, and benefit from improved clinical documentation and comprehensive coding.

Test Your Knowledge – November 2022

Test Your Knowledge – November 2022

70-year-old male with a past medical history significant for nephrolithiasis, MI, CABG, CVA and DM presented to ED with 1 day history of worsening right flank pain, nausea, vomiting and chills. Seen one day earlier with CT demonstrating a stone in the right mid-ureter...