Q: Should “diabetes with gastroparesis” be coded as 536.3, diabetes with a complication code? I understood that the term ‘with’ can link two diagnoses, but that it does not represent a cause-and-effect relationship. Can you please clarify this, and why a cause-and-effect relationship can...Read More »
This week, we spoke with conference committee member, Rita Fields, RN, BSN, clinical documentation specialist at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, KY, about her experiences serving on the committee, and what she’s looking forward to at the 2016 conference.
When was the last time you reviewed ACDIS/AHIMA’s “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice?” If it been more than a few months, consider taking another look. Read More »
We've got a full calendar of May meetings set to cover a wide variety of educational hot topics, particularly early in the month with four chapter meetings taking place on May 1. Read More »
CMS released its fiscal year (FY) 2016 IPPS proposed rule, and announced changes to MS-DRGs and their relative weights, the market basket update, and the expansion of its value-based payment quality measures.Read More »
A study of more than 28,000 online reviews of doctors revealed that as a doctor’s level of education and training increases, patient satisfaction decreases.Read More »
Q: Do you have any advice or guidance on how to conduct chart reviews for beginners in CDI? I am looking for specific strategies and approaches that might help our program, such as viewing labs first, or looking at emergency room (ER) notes, or history and physical notes (H&P)?Read More »
