Talk Ten Tuesdays

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Get the most up-to-minute news and information on ICD-10. Join Chuck Buck and Erica Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, every Tuesday as they welcome ICD10monitor contributing editors and special guests to monitor and report on the progress that all healthcare stakeholders are experiencing in their respective implementations of ICD-10. Register to attend live here: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1236510&tp_key=da0e4c0f76

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Is There a Code for Greed?

May 07 2024 28 mins

The ongoing consolidation of independent physician practices, in many cases resulting in ownership by private equity groups and large health systems, is causing a shift from traditional medicine to the corporate practice of medicine. The result often is not in the best interest of patients, given that the focus tends to be on maximizing profits rather than patient care.What are the

Out with the Old, In with the New: Patient Access Systems

Apr 30 2024 31 mins

There’s a renewed sense of urgency. Today’s healthcare providers must modernize their approach to patient access and financial clearance operations, according to Matt Bridge, senior vice president of AGS Health and the special guest during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays.Bridge is expected to report on the pitfalls of using outdated patient access systems. He will re

Sleep: Underrated, Undervalued, and Now a U.S. Health Crisis

Apr 23 2024 31 mins

Tired of tossing and turning?You’re not alone. A Gallup poll released last Monday revealed that 57 percent of Americans said they would feel better if they could get more sleep.And that is why ICD10monitor and Talk Ten Tuesdays invited Dr. Nick van Terheyden – to investigate our national sleep crisis.During the next live edition of the long-running Internet broadcast, you’ll

Transforming Patient Access Services: A Blueprint for Healthcare Success

Apr 16 2024 29 mins

Properly managed patient identity queues are the foundation of an effective master person index that minimizes issues and facilitates streamlined care coordination.Conversely, unresolved identity queue backlogs can have costly implications for patient care, safety, and revenue integrity. It’s a growing problem with a time-consuming, resource-intensive resolution that few HIM depa

Saluting World Health Day in Preparation for ICD-11

Apr 09 2024 27 mins

World Health Day will be observed on Sunday, April 7 but on Tuesday, April 9, 10 a.m. Eastern Time, Talk Ten Tuesday will recognize World Health Day with the special guest appearance of Lorraine Fernandes, immediate past president (2019-2022) of the International Federation of Health Information Management Association (IFHIMA). Today, Fernandes serves as the Communications Chair fo

Data Breaches: What Every Coder Needs to Know

Apr 02 2024 33 mins

The continued onslaught of cybersecurity attacks is only getting worse.These attacks have impacted the healthcare system in dramatic fashion, starting with the Change Healthcare payment network being brought down.Hopefully, everyone – including coders – will be more vigilant and wary of potential attacks and attempts to breach security. The constant development of new approache

New Code W44: The Ins and Outs of New Foreign Bodies

Mar 26 2024 28 mins

In a move towards greater specificity, the nation’s healthcare providers have a new ICD-10-CM code category: Code W44.Having gone into effect October 2023, the new code category (foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice) is seen as enhancing specificity, although Code W45 had already existed for foreign bodies entering through the skin.During the next live edition

Looking Ahead to What the Future Holds with ICD-11

Mar 19 2024 27 mins

On the horizon, looming like an ominous thunderhead, is ICD-11. But wait! There’s more: the expanding role of coding in big data, for example. The evolving healthcare IT, and how it will redefine the coding profession. All this and more is coming your way.That’s why ICD10monitor and Talk Ten Tuesdays invited senior healthcare consultant Angela Comfort, assistant vice president

The Code that Keeps on Giving: G2211

Mar 12 2024 32 mins

Code G2211 continues to be a gift disguised as something else.As many nuances surrounding the code continue to linger, there are still some areas that are not as clear-cut as many healthcare professionals would prefer.As a refresher, G2211 allows providers (primary care, as well as specialists) to bill for additional cognitive work effort that is not currently captured in the evalu

Hospital Star Ratings: How to Earn Back Fallen Stars

Mar 05 2024 31 mins

How many hospital star ratings does your facility have?Do you know? If you don’t, you’re not alone.Apparently, many coders and clinical documentation integrity specialists (CDISs) don’t know. But you should know. That’s why ICD10monitor and Talk Ten Tuesdays have invited Michelle Wieczorek, a registered nurse (RN) and a CDI authority, to explain what the hospital star ratin