by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 21, 2020 | Audits, Blog, Coding, COVID-19, Education, ICD.10, MDS
Q: What is the #1 ICD.10 coding error that you find in your audits? A: Answer: The coding error seen most often is using acute conditions/diagnoses. The RAI Manual states while certain conditions represent acute diagnoses, SNFs should not use acute diagnosis... by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 13, 2020 | Blog, CMS, Coding, ICD.10, MDS, PDPM, Reimbursement
After 1000 PDPM coding audits completed since the PDPM transition, there are many trends our audit team has identified. This week’s blog highlights specific tips for selecting the primary diagnosis in Section I0020B based on common missed opportunities and errors... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog, Coding, COVID-19, Education, MDS
Q: Is PNA related to COVID-19 an opportunistic infection? A: Pneumonia related to COVID-19 does not map to the NTA item Opportunistic Infection. Blog by Shelly Maffia, MSN, MBA, RN, LNHA, QCP, CHC, Proactive Medical Review Click here to learn more about Shelly... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 1, 2020 | CMS, Coding, COVID-19, ICD.10, MDS, PDPM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the final guidelines for the new diagnosis code U07.1, COVID-19, effective April 1 to September 30, 2020. As a result, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also updated the ICD-10-CM to... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 20, 2020 | Coding, COVID-19, Education, Infection Prevention, MDS
Residents of long-term care facilities are at the highest risk of being affected by COVID-19 because of advanced age and chronic medical conditions and co-morbidities. Not only are they at higher risk but have an increased risk of critical illness. Also, there are... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 20, 2020 | Coding, COVID-19, Infection Prevention, MDS
COVID-19 ICD-10-CM Effective April 1 On 3/18/20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the effective date of a new diagnosis code U07.1, COVID-19, from October 1, 2020 to April 1, 2020. According to the CDC, “this off-cycle update is...