tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 2

SNFs ~ More ICD-9 Blanks Don't Mean You'll Need To Come Up With More Codes

Get ready for a whole new Section I with MDS 3.0. Take one look at Section I in the proposed MDS 3.0, and you'll see big changes afoot. New diagnoses with checkboxes have been added, some diagnoses have been removed, and there are several new spots for ICD-9 codes. What does it all mean for coders? Expect Less Coding The proposed MDS 3.0 takes into account a common occurrence in SNFs, says Rena Shephard, RN, MHA, FACDONA, president of RRS Healthcare Consulting in San Diego and founding chair and executive editor of the American Association of...

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