Clinical & Coding

Outpatient treatment following emergency department (ED) visits increased sharply among all payer types, but particularly Medicare patients,...Read More »

Q: A patient is diagnosed with neuropathy due to poorly controlled insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus. What codes should be...Read More »

Obesity was linked to a higher risk for infection-related hospitalizations and death, according to a prospective study published in...Read More »

A prognostic study published in the Journal...Read More »

Q: What are the most common reasons postpartum hemorrhage is documented and coded inconsistently, and how can coders and clinicians...Read More »

The American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA) have released the...Read More »

CMS recently published a fact sheet detailing...Read More »

CMS announced it is adding 80 new procedure codes to the fiscal year (FY) 2026 ICD-10-PCS code set, available for discharges occurring from April...Read More »

Q: What are some documentation gaps in behavioral health encounters?

A: Many times, we...Read More »