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It’s The End of the World as We Know It (Or Why M1024 Will Change Home Health)
There’s a lot of hype about the world ending in 2012. I don’t believe that, but it reminds me of an REM song & M1024—“It’s The End of the World as We Know It.” Why? M1024 and its predecessors, M02… more →
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2012 Q4 Cut-off date for MDS Transmission for Preliminary Report
wrote 4 months ago: The cut-off date for MDS Transmission for the forth quarter of 2012 Preliminary Time-Weighted CMI Re … more →
Retrieve 2012 Q3 Final CMI Listing Report
wrote 5 months ago: On December 17, 2012, the 2012 Third Quarter Final CMI Listing Report is to be posted. It is located … more →
It’s The End of the World as We Know It (Or Why M1024 Will Change Home Health)
wrote 5 months ago: There’s a lot of hype about the world ending in 2012. I don’t believe that, but it reminds me of an … more →
Purpose of Louisiana Case Mix
wrote 5 months ago: Subscribers to this blog or followers of its associated Twitter account will receive reminders as de … more →
Purpose of North Carolina Case Mix
wrote 5 months ago: Subscribers to this blog or followers of its associated Twitter account will receive reminders as de … more →
Purpose of Indiana Case Mix
wrote 5 months ago: Subscribers to this blog or followers of its associated Twitter account will receive reminders as de … more →
Once again: 401.9 is a valid code
wrote 6 months ago: I have received another email from someone who attended my class asking me to verify that 401.9 is a … more →
OASIS training comes to Grapevine!
wrote 8 months ago: I’m bringing my one-day OASIS training to Grapevine, Texas, on Oct. 12!! Achieve OASIS-C accur … more →
401.9 is still valid ... just not case-mix
wrote 10 months ago: I recently received a query on hypertension codes. A client was saying that 401.9 and 401.0 are no l … more →
Jan. 1 M0090 date is the end for case-mix hypertension
wrote 1 year ago: CMS has clarified that payment changes relative to the removal of the hypertension codes will be eff … more →
Skin neoplasm codes go the way of 5th digits
wrote 1 year ago: All 173 codes are now 5th digits, following the recent trend in neoplasm codes. The bigger issue wit … more →
New codes seminar!
wrote 1 year ago: My new codes seminar is rapidly approaching … come listen Aug. 19, 1-2:30pm CDT for a few high … more →
Hypertension gets tha axe in proposed rule
wrote 1 year ago: The calendar year 2012 home health proposed rule is proposing a few changes that could greatly affec … more →
Oops! That darn POC and case mix codes
wrote 1 year ago: Thank you to a subscriber who asked about a recent entry … sometimes we all lose track of the … more →
Place those case-mix codes on the POC
wrote 2 years ago: Just a reminder that all resolved case-mix codes, not just active codes, need to be on the POC. Beca … more →
What happens in Vegas, you take to your agency
wrote 2 years ago: Last chance for the Coding and Regulatory Symposium! All of the coding and regulatory education that … more →
There's more to coding than case mix
wrote 2 years ago: There is more to coding than case mix, folks. I receive this type of question all … the … more →
Coding education in Vegas does not stay in Vegas!
wrote 2 years ago: Go back to your agency as a coder or administrator and share the information you learned at the Codi … more →
401.9 ... still a valid code?
wrote 2 years ago: I recently received this queston, and the answer is: Of course it is! 401.9, essential hypertension, … more →
