
A SNF's Guide to ICD-10 Coding and Operations Under PDPM is the go-to guide for ensuring proper reimbursement under Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM). This book includes chapter-specific coding guidelines, featuring examples and language specific to SNFs, with an instructional guide on how specific coding will map to PDPM clinical categories and its impact on non-therapy ancillary billing. Written by MDS expert Theresa A. Lang, RN, BSN, WCC, an AHIMA-approved ICD-10 trainer with years of experience serving as a SNF reimbursement specialist, this guide understands what MDS coordinators and other staff need to know about.
With this guide, ensure your facility never loses money through inaccurate diagnosis coding. This guide reviews PDPM, coding conventions with examples SNFs are familiar with, and all coding guidelines that relate to SNFs. As a bonus, Lang also reviews how SNFs need to change their operations.