e4health Industry News and Insights
New codes for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Valid for October 1, 2023 dischargesCoronary Microvascular Dysfunction: Otherwise known as microvascular angina or Cardiac syndrome X. Symptoms Include: Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction/Disease (CMD), otherwise known...
Complication Comorbidity Update Examples Include: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) codes, Z59.00. Homelessness unspecified, Z59.01. Sheltered homelessness and Z59.02, Unsheltered homelessness will be considered CC’s (complication/comorbidity) beginning with...
When a major healthcare system faced significant challenges in hiring local coders while balancing quality and cost-effectiveness, e4health stepped in with its Blended Shore Coding approach.
Lesson on Ventricular Assist Devices Devices Include: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD): Most common type. Surgically implanted in the heart and takes over the work of the left ventricle, one of the heart's two lower chambers. Right ventricular assist...
PancytopeniaPancytopenia: A hematologic condition where there is a lower-than-normal number of red and white blood cells and platelets in the blood. Common etiologies include, but are not limited to: Autoimmune disorders Bone marrow disorders Genetic disorders...
e4health, a leading provider of strategic solutions, expertise, and services to hospitals and healthcare systems across the United States, has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work™ for the third year in a row. "We are thrilled to become Great...
e4health, a leading provider of strategic solutions, expertise, and services to hospitals and healthcare systems across the United States, announced that it has joined the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as a 2024 Foundation Partner....
New Code for Insertion of Magnetic Lengthening Device into EsophagusUpdates: New codes are valid for October 1, 2023 discharges. Notes: It is implanted at the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a circular band of muscle that closes the last few centimeters of...
New Technology Code: External Sheath for CABG Updates: New codes are valid for October 1, 2023 discharges. Notes: It is important to submit accurate ‘new technology’ codes because CMS provides an extra incremental payment (in addition to the MS-DRG payment) for...
April 2024 ICD-10-CM Coding UpdatesUpdates: There are NO new ICD-10-CM codes for April 2024. Notes: They have done some cleanup with punctuation and grammar within the ICD-10-CM Manual. They have also done some updating, often making many ‘Excludes1’ into ‘Excludes2’...
New codes for Sickle-Cell Disease with Dactylitis Valid for October 1, 2023 dischargesDactylitis: Otherwise known as 'hand-foot syndrome'. Symptoms Include: Bilateral exquisite pain and swelling of hands and/or feet in children. Occurs between age 6 months and 3...
Cerebral Edema & Brain CompressionCerebral Edema Definition: Swelling of the brain. Can result from a variety of derangements that can stem from trauma, hypoxia, infection, CVA, intracerebral hemorrhage, metabolic derangements, hepatitis, Reye syndrome, carbon...