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Webinar Tackles Optimizing Data, Achieving Interoperability for Meaningful Use

Taking on the challenge of achieving Meaningful Use can be a headache, especially when it comes to interoperability. 3M physician informaticist Kasey Poon and clinical terminologist Amy Sheide shed some light on the subject in an interactive session that focuses on everything from leveraging the 3M HDD for meaningful use to transitioning between EHRs and collecting data related to clinical quality measures (CQMs). Listen to the webinar archive here.

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Wolves at the Door: E/M Coding Now
Barbara Aubry, analyzes actions recently taken by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the OIG’s studies of evaluation and management (E/M) code use in this ADVANCE for Healthcare Information Professionals article.

CMS corrects edit 84, deletes modifiers
CMS corrected edit 84, added five APCs, deleted two APCs, and changed the description of another as part of the April updates to the I/OCE. Dave Fee reviews the most significant changes CMS implemented in this JustCoding article.

Financial Impact, Documentation Linked for ICD-10 Transition
The Journal of AHIMA reports from the ICD-10 & CAC Summit on a presentation given by Donna Smith, Mark Dominesey, and Paul Allen on determining the realistic financial impact of ICD-10 on MS-DRGs and APR-DRGs.

Coding for Pediatric Chronic Lung Disease
Audrey Howard and Cheryl Manchenton advise on coding for pediatric chronic lung disease in For The Record magazine's “Coding Best Practice" column. Special issues involved in ICD-10 coding for pediatric chronic lung disease are discussed in the “Thinking Ahead: ICD-10 Coding” sidebar.