Talk Ten Tuesdays ICD10monitor

Codes for split (or shared) evaluation and management (E&M) services for 2024 have been revised, simplified, and aligned by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 
During the next live edition of the long-running Talk Ten Tuesdays broadcast, 3M Senior Consultant Colleen Deighan-Ejak will report on the revised guidelines for determining who performed the substantive portion of a given service. She will also discuss the Medicare payment modifier required when reporting these services.   
The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:
 
Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.

SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that’s happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.

TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

There’s a new code in town.
It’s an add-on code, HCPCS Code G2211. And its effective date is Jan. 1, 2024.
The new code is associated with the continuing focal point for all needed medical services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient’s single, serious condition, or complex condition. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be implementing this separate add-on payment code to be reported with evaluation and management (E&M) categories Office and Other Services.

During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Colleen Deighan-Ejak, a senior healthcare consultant for 3M, will be reporting the nuances of this new add-on payment code, which is part of the calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.
The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:
• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.
• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that’s happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• Point of View: The forementioned Angela Comfort, the Talk Ten Tuesdays guest cohost, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.
& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

There are substantial new changes to the minimum data set (MDS) assessment, including how functional abilities and goals are scored, the introduction of tracking of indications for medication use, and the addition of new measures for tracking communication of transfer-of-health information. The recent changes became effective Oct. 1, the start of the government’s fiscal year.
The MDS assessment is a standardized assessment used in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and some swing beds to capture administrative and clinical data for residents. The information compiled in the MDS assessment is used to create resident care plans and determine reimbursement, and it impacts quality measures.
As a warning, SNF personnel should be on the lookout for any denials related to the new ICD-10 codes, according to Deanna Peterson, the special guest during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays. Peterson, senior vice president of operations and LTPAC services for First Class Solutions and the featured guest on the next upcoming edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, will report that residents with invalid ICD-10 codes will need those codes to be updated to avoid denials.
The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:

• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.
• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that’s happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.
& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

MINOCA (myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries) and INOCA (ischemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries) pertain generally to coronary artery disease. During the next live edition of the long-running and popular Internet broadcast Talk Ten Tuesdays, Pam Scott will take you on a coding journey into these conditions and the microvasculature of the heart – located downstream from the epicardial vessels and featuring structures as small as a human hair, which cannot be assessed with a cardiac catheter.
She’ll point out along the way that often, a patient might have symptoms and other diagnostic evidence of coronary artery disease, although when cardiac catheterization is performed, the large epicardial vessels are not blocked (which would explain the symptoms). What has happened in such a case is often that coronary microvascular dysfunction (CDM) restricts the flow of blood to the myocardium and increases resistance in the microvasculature.
Scott will look at new codes intended to identify these conditions, and will discuss the documentation required to assign these codes.
The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:
• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that’s happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.
& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

With thousands of followers on social media, Dr. Robert Oubre, aka “The Doctor of Documentation,” will make his Talk Ten Tuesdays debut on Tuesday, Nov. 7, when he will be the broadcast’s special guest.

Dr. Oubre will be reporting on what documentation considerations should be given when patients are reading physician notes appearing on the monitor screen of the electronic medical record (EMR). He is expected to cite the 21st Century Cures Act, which went into effect April 5, 2021, mandating that U.S. healthcare providers give access to all health information in their EMRs “without delay” and without charge to their patients. Many providers feared the passing of this legislation, but more than two years later, have those fears proved justified?

Dr. Oubre is also expected to raise rhetorical questions such as when physicians should reconsider some of the habitual language they may use in medicine that may be offensive to patients.

Angela Comfort, former American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) senior director for coding services-turned-senior healthcare consultant, will substitute for Dr. Erica Remer. Comfort currently serves as the transformational leader for Montefiore Health System.

The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:

• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.

• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that’s happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.

• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.

• Point of View: The forementioned Angela Comfort, the Talk Ten Tuesdays guest cohost, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.
& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Like autumn leaves, new codes and guidelines are raining down on hospitals and physician practices, impacting coders, clinical documentation integrity specialists (CDISs), and professionals managing the revenue cycle.
And while there appears to be no respite, the weary can take comfort during the next live edition of the long-running and popular Talk Ten Tuesdays Internet broadcast, produced by ICD10monitor. That’s when the legendary Rose Dunn, past president of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and current COO for First Class Solutions, will join the broadcast. Rose is expected to report on the latest nuances of effectively managing the revenue cycle while concurrently addressing the plethora of new codes and coding guidelines.
The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:
• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.
• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that’s happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.
& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify