The 2026 ICD-10-CM updates, effective October 1, 2025, introduce 487 new diagnosis codes, significant revisions to HIV coding rules, and expanded specificity for multiple conditions. A mid-year April ...
US regulators are maintaining a cautious stance on using biomarkers as surrogate endpoints for drug approvals, even as 2026 ICD-10 coding rules tighten documentation standards. The FDA’s recent ...
Hospitals are facing a steady rise in payment disputes over their assignment of a Diagnosis Related Group (DRG). These disputes fall into two general categories: coding-based DRG downgrades and ...
When is the last time your hospital, health system or organization looked at codes and clinical documentation to ensure everything was compliant with law and best practices? If revenue cycle teams are ...