As I mentioned in the most recent edition of the CDI Journal, my 96-year-old grandmother recently took a spill. She hit her head on the corner of the kitchen counter, which earned her seven stitches over her left eye plus a compression fracture in her neck. Within 24...Read More »
The electronic health record has been a game-changer for CDI specialists, automating review processes, alerting providers to queries, and tracking physician responses. However, the new technology brings challenges as well. Read More »
What will the 2015 CDI Salary Survey bear out? With nearly 700 respondents so far, more than 60% indicate that their facilities offer additional career ladder opportunities with a CDI team lead role and other possibilities. Add your insight into how CDI staff job responsibilities and...Read More »
A federal judge, finding in favor of hospitals, rejected CMS’s arguments that it met all legal requirements for rulemaking when the organization cut hospital inpatient payments by 0.2% in conjunction with its 2-midnight policy, according to a statement issued by the American Hospital Association...Read More »
Providers need to report all services from October 1 forward with ICD-10 codes, but many will likely face scenarios with patients whose dates of service begin prior to October 1 and end after implementation. Read More »
ICD-10 implementation will arrive in weeks, and many facilities are putting the final touches on their preparations. Yet many have not looked at looming MS-DRG shifts.
Various assessments by CMS, Milliman, and 3M found that the MS-DRG assigned to an ICD-10 claim did not always match the...Read More »
Q: I am having trouble with the procedure (PCS) coding for a perineal laceration repair. Some sources state that the correct code uses the perineal anatomic region, not muscle repair. Would you please clarify the correct ICD-10-PCS code for a second degree obstetrical (perineum)...Read More »
