McKnight's September 30, 2022
Providers are trying to wrap their arms — and their software — around almost 1,200 ICD-10 coding updates that go into effect starting this weekend, including an “explosion of codes” related to dementia diagnoses, one nurse assessment expert said Thursday.
Key ICD-10 changes for Fiscal 2023 include 28 revised codes and 251 deletions, all critical knowledge for MDS nurses and other billing staff as unintentional errors can lead to claim rejections, audits or other unintended consequences.
New mapping guidelines were established in the final pay rule for skilled nursing, and AAPACN Master Teacher Carol Maher, RN-BC, RAC-MTA, highlighted some of the most critical changes during an AAPACN webinar Thursday afternoon.
There are updates in many categories of diagnoses, but dementia...
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