Coding for lumbar spinal fusion procedures in ASCs or outpatient centers is much different than coding for spinal fusion in the inpatient setting, according to the American Academy of Professional ...

As patient care continues to move from inpatient to outpatient settings, hospitals are mobilizing for change. The March 2016 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Report to the Congress: Medicare ...

Outpatient coders achieved higher average accuracy scores for the second consecutive year in Central Learning’s nationwide ICD-10 coding contest. Contest participants coded a total of 4,471 medical ...