tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2014 Issue 18

Home Health Documentation: Probe For Additional Details to Keep Reimbursement Flowing After Transition

Keep an eye towards more specific diagnosis codes in ICD-10. Your intake department will be on the frontlines when it comes to ensuring your agency gets the referral documentation you need to select accurate ICD-10 codes. Train staff now to know when to ask for more information about the patient and you’re also likely to improve your ICD-9 coding.  “Thorough documentation provided in advance not only prepares the field clinician for the first visit, but also helps the coder find the most specific code for each of the patient’s diagnoses,” says certified coder and...

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