Beginning March 1, 2015, the number of continuing education units (CEUs) required to recertify the CCDS will rise to 30. Please refer to the ACDIS web site for additional information about what CEUs are accepted for recertification.Email...Read More »
Q: We recently had a case where the patient was admitted for “sepsis secondary to a urinary infection (UTI) with chronic Foley.” I am wondering if there is a AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM tosupport coding this case to 996.64, Infection and inflammatory reaction due to...Read More »
First came the computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system. Next staff implemented an electronic query/CDI system. Finally there was a move to a full electronic health record (EHR). When Emory University Orthopedic & Spine Hospital in Tucker, Ga., decided to phase out various elements...Read More »
Christina Raad, RN, CCDS, works at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., and has been a member of the Northern Illinois ACDIS networking group and a CDI specialist for 10 years. She has three wonderful children, two lovely daughters-in-law, and three grandkids, with a...Read More »
Reducing mistakes and eliminating fraud are the dual goals in today's claims auditing environment. While these goals are admirable, the aggressive strategy typically executed by Recovery Auditors and other auditing agencies to achieve those goals is fundamentally...Read More »
by Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS
The diagnosis and documentation of respiratory failure continues to be challenging for coders, documentation specialists, and physicians. Many physicians, including pulmonologists, are unaware of the current clinical standards for diagnosing...Read More »
AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM released its Third and Fourth Quarter 2014 edition of ICD-10 coding guidance. HCPro CDI Education Director Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, AHIMA approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, discusses information included in the releases as...Read More »
Q: A question was raised by some of the members of my staff regarding the titles of queries. If a query is entitled “Sepsis Query” even if it is an open-ended question is it leading?
A: We must remember that we cannot be leading in our query practice; we...Read More »
