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tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2021 Issue Q2
Observation Coding: Confirm That Your Observation Coding Skills Are Up to Date
Remember Medicare’s differing rules for eight-hour stays.
Knowing whether you can report observation services — and how to code them — can be a challenge in the ED, particularly since the rules may change depending on how long the patient is there.
To get a handle on how to report these services, check out this quick review of observation reporting to keep you on the straight and narrow.
Meet 3 Important Requirements
Before delving into observation specifics, here are some words of wisdom from Mary I. Falbo, MBA, CPC, CEO of Millennium Healthcare Consulting Inc. in Lansdale, Pennsylvania...
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