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Medical Coding Compliance: Best Practices to Ensure Accuracy in 2025
In the world of healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM), medical coding compliance is not just about following rules. It’s about safeguarding the integrity of patient’s data and ensuring that healthcare
Decoding Clinical DRG Auditing – A Nurses Perspective
The diagnosis-related groups (DRG) were developed as a method of classifying hospitalized patients into categories having a similar process of care and a predictable range of services.
Notes from the Auditor’s Desk: Coding GI bleeding and diagnoses with a presumed relationship to GI bleeding
Continuing our series of blogs highlighting some of the most common coding errors encountered while auditing. In my experience it is rare for a physician to document "The cause for
July is Ultraviolet Safety Awareness Month
July is Ultraviolet Safety Awareness Month. Is a Tan Really Worth It? Is sunscreen really worth the hassle? YES, because skin cancer is the risk. Basal Cell Carcinoma skin -
Pathology Coding plays a vital role in healthcare
Did you know that LexiCode provides coding services for pathology clinics? Third party pathology clinics allow for physician offices, clinics and facilities, to streamline their internal processes by outsourcing the
Advance your education! Keep learning
The Health Information field is a constant learning process, and there are so many avenues you can pursue professionally. I set out to get my bachelor’s degree with the goal