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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies (Single Issue)
June 2001
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Proposed changes again lead to greater coding specificity
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) published proposed changes to the inpatient prospective payment system for 2002 in the May 4 Federal Register. For the second consecutive year, the proposed ICD-9-CM changes number more than 100.
Mary Uppena, RHIA, CPHQ, coding practice manager at the American Health Information Management Association, says she was surprised with the number of changes, but adds, "I don’t see anything real controversial."
For the most part, the changes present opportunities for greater spe
