Volunteering to join a local chapter or networking group leadership team is an exciting endeavor. It can also be intimidating. Having clearly delineated expectations for volunteers can help.Read More »
by Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS
The clinical world now has a new set of criteria for malnutrition, thanks to representatives from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and...Read More »
It’s a problem most CDI professionals reviewing pediatric records know well: physicians are often reticent to diagnose acute respiratory failure for their patients.Read More »
When a patient comes into the hospital and, despite the medical staff’s best efforts, dies, the documentation in the record should accurately reflect how truly sick the patient was. Unfortunately, the record frequently depicts a more-or-less healthy patient who came into the hospital and then...Read More »
CDI specialists’ salaries continue to grow, according to the 2017 CDI Salary Survey, but participants this year aren’t as optimistic as in years past. Similarly, job titles...Read More »
by Cesar M. Limjoco, MD
Sepsis has been defined as a toxic response to infection. Sepsis-1 and Sepsis-2 defined it as a systemic inflammatory response to infection. Sepsis-3 now defines it as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection....Read More »
Rules governing code assignment often don’t make sense to those coming to CDI from the clinical side of the house. In truth, they often confound professionals with years of HIM/coding experience, too. And most CDI and coding professionals have a list of frustrations when it comes to translating...Read More »
by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
I’m glad I’m not the only one who sometimes has a problem determining the proper codes and their proper sequence. I also must not be the only person out there who has questions about coding diabetes, it turns out, because the Third Quarter 2018 edition...Read More »
