Annual coding update, Part 2

This episode of our award-winning podcast continues an examination of the recent updates to the coding guidelines released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Knowing these guidelines is crucial to practices and healthcare organizations for accurate reporting and reimbursement. Two leading clinical documentation experts join Tomas in this critical discussion. Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient Guests: Sheila Bowlds, MBA Associate Principal Clinical Documentation Improvement Vizient Jim Tamburini, BS, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CDIP Senior Consulting Director Clinical Documentation Improvement Vizient Show Notes: [00:35] Increase to DRG relative weights and to reimbursement` [02:54] Changes to coding guidelines [05:37] Codes involving social determinants of health (SODH) [07:06] Documenting SDOH [08:48] Other changes Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: [email protected] Sheila’s email: [email protected] Jim’s email: [email protected] ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/fy-2024-icd-10-cm-coding-guidelines.pdf Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Android Google Podcasts Spotify RSS Feed