• Expanded postacute coverage. Get essential coding and reimbursement edits and resources specifically for skilled nursing facilities (SNF), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF), and hospices.
•  Ingenix Edge—ICD-9-CM Code Changes: An Insider’s View. Find detailed, chapter-by-chapter clinical and coding tips for new 2010 codes in a single resource.
•  Ingenix Edge—AHA’s Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM references with tips. Use the citations of the official coding advice every coder in every healthcare setting must follow for ICD-9-CM and find official coding tips with the codes.
•  Intuitive color-coded symbols and alerts. Identify critical coding and reimbursement issues specific to skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, and hospices with alerts on the same page as the code you need.
• Updated prospective payment system (PPS) summary. Enhance revenue forecasting by understanding the prospective payment system and how it will affect overall reimbursement for your specific facility type.
• Case Mix Group Coverage. Strengthen reporting and reimbursement by understanding patient classification groups with resources that explain in detail the groups for each specific PPS. Plus, improve auditing practices with case mix group lists.
• FREE Case Mix Quick Pick. Handy quick reference double-sided- laminated sheet with lists of diagnoses and procedures that group to the case mix groups for SNF, HHA, and IRF .
•  V code symbols. Know the appropriate use of V codes as primary or additional diagnosis for cleaner code submission.
•  Additional digit symbols. Pinpoint when a fourth or fifth digit is required for code specificity and validity to avoid invalid code submissions (provided in index and tabular section)..
•  10 Steps to Correct Coding. Receive step-by-step instruction to improve coding accuracy and more effectively use ICD-9-CM conventions.
•  Email alerts for special reports. Stay current on the latest regulatory and ICD-9-CM code changes via electronic notification when new, crucial information posts to the Ingenix website.
•  New and revised code alerts with dated pages. Know which codes and instructions are new or revised, with dates on the page indicating when the change was made.
•  Synopsis of code changes. Perform accurate retrospective claim audits with new code information for the year.
• HIPAA compliance guidelines. Comply with HIPAA transaction and code set requirements to avoid delayed or denied claims and costly fines for violations.
• Useful illustrations and definitions. Gain in-depth understanding of anatomy and disease processes with clinically-oriented definitions and illustrations.
• User-friendly page design and format. Locate information quickly with dictionary-style headers, quick-flip color tabs, and legend keys on each page.