Rachel Tirabassi

Rachel Tirabassi

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HIMSS cancels 2020 conference due to coronavirus

By Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society announced March 5 that it has canceled its 2020 global health conference, which was scheduled to begin March 8 in Orlando, Fla. HIMSS cited concerns over the potential…

Coding for coronavirus: 6 things to know

Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review As the U.S. responds to a growing threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus, CMS and other organizations are clarifying how to code for testing and treatment of the disease. Six things to know: CMS…

Book excerpt: Clinical validation basics

By Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP and Cathy Farraher, RN, MBA, CCM, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog Clinical validation is a process in which diagnoses already written in the chart are reviewed by a clinical documentation specialist to ensure…

Vaping outbreak spurs new ICD-10 code

By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will add a new diagnosis code for vaping-related illnesses to ICD-10 on April 1, reports AHA News. CMS updated its software for inpatient prospective payment system…