The qSOFA is often used as a predictive assessment to determine if a patient has sepsis, allowing the hospital to start the various sepsis care measures faster and potentially save more lives. A new study published in...Read More »
Q: If Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) and demand ischemia are both documented, should I code only Type 2 MI based on the Excludes 1 note found in the Tabular List under demand ischemia?
This new paper from Elsevier, defines the process of DRG validation and how it can benefit provider organizations by ensuring that the correct information is communicated the first time.Read More »
ACDIS members are invited to participate in ACDIS’ Quarterly Membership Conference Call today, Thursday, May 16. During the call, the ACDIS Advisory Board and members of the ACDIS administration team will discuss the recently released white paper, “CDI...Read More »
Day 2 of the ACDIS annual conference is “state pride day,” a day for attendees to join forces with other attendees from their states and get to know their neighbors. Attendees are encouraged to wear state-themed garb to make it easier to identify each other and network. Volunteer leaders often...Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
Syncope is a sudden/transient loss of consciousness with loss of postural tone. It accounts for 3% of emergency room visits and 1%-6 % of all hospital admissions. Several different disease processes can cause syncope. Reflex...Read More »
