When ICD-10-CM changes come barreling through each year, there’s a lot of focus on the codes and descriptors. But do you give the same attention to what’s new in the Index and Official Guidelines? When it comes to coding type 2 diabetes, we can use all the help we can get, so let’s look atRead More
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services canceled its plans to shift to the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM). The proposal, announced on July 25, sent shock waves through the healthcare industry. If implemented on Jan. 1, 2019, as proposed, its impact likely would have shut down numerous home health agencies, as well as deniedRead More