MedAbbrev, now by innoviHealth, has been the industry standard for medical abbreviations and acronyms since 1983. Quick and easy access for hospitals, providers, coders, transcriptionists, students and researchers to over 79,000 entries. With clear and accurate standardization that is always current, medical professionals can reduce the chance of error stemming from misunderstood abbreviations.
tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2007 Issue 2
CODING QUICK UPDATE: The 'Unlikely' Will Definitely Happen
CMS delivers on long-promised initiative
Ready yourself now: Beginning in January 2007, you-ll have to contend with a new set of coding -edits- -- separate from the already-established National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits -- from CMS. If the edits function as intended, however, you should find them more a help than a hindrance to your practice.
Edits Prevent Gross Mistakes
The new -Medically Unlikely Edits- (MUEs) are an undated and refined version of the -Medically Unbelievable Edits- that CMS initially proposed -- and then, due to provider concerns, withdrew -- in 2005.The goal of the new edits...
To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci General Surgery Coding Alert.
Leverage vital, to-the-point monthly guidance to boost your reporting accuracy and your coding know-how. We make it convenient for your team to stay informed, compliant, and profitable with a subscription to TCI’s General Surgery Coding Alert.
Current newsletters added each month
Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
ALL years/issues back to 1999 organized by year and issue
Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products: