Medical Coding & Compliance

Blogs

Moving Z Codes to the Front of the List

When the first Z Codes were released to begin collecting some of this important data, priority was low, especially without reimbursement tied to the codes

Blogs

ICD-10 Codes for Outcomes Influenced by Climate Change?

According to WHO "Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year.

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Improving Health Outcomes: Impacting SDOH Through Z Codes

As the AMA continues to release new Z Codes related to SDOH, there’s more incentive for reimbursement to collect this type of information

Blogs

RSV, CPT, and Me: A New Vaccine for a Vulnerable Population

There’s always a level of fear from the public with any new vaccine, but it’s advancements like this that strengthen our public health

Blogs

Caring About the Person and Not Just the Disease

IKS' role as coders is to correctly capture all the factors in life that affect the patient’s health, analyze the data, and give feedback

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Missing HCC Codes Leave Money on the Table

HCC assigns risks scores to each patient using ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding. There are 9,500 ICD-10-CM codes that map to 86 total HCC codes

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Topic: Medical Coding & Compliance