Kristie Perry, MHSA, RN, CCDS, CCS, is the CDI manager/educator at Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and she’s a core team member for the Tennessee ACDIS local chapter. She’s been in CDI since 2007.Read More »
by John Zelem, MD, FACS, and Tabitha Hapeman, RN, BSN, RN-BC
One morning, I was playing golf with my golf mate, Mike. As we traveled along, we saw litter: empty cups, wrappers, napkins, cup covers, straws, and more. Mike made the comment to me that littering like that was...Read More »
As I am nearing the end of my term serving on the ACDIS Advisory Board it seems natural to reflect not only upon the growth I have seen at ACDIS, but also in the CDI profession.Read More »
Koko Williams, MSN, RN, CMSRN, is a CDI specialist at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and a member of the Texas ACDIS local chapter. She’s been in the CDI field since 2015.Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
Codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions from Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM coding manual cannot be used as principal diagnosis or reasons for outpatient encounters when related diagnosis has been established, they...Read More »
by Alba Kuqi, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CICA, CSCM
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-Cove)....Read More »
Ann Schwab, RHIT, CCDS, is the CDI team lead at A&R Contracting, Inc. in Mount Vernon, Washington. Prior to becoming a CDI professional six years ago, Schwab was an inpatient coder.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 »
