By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
Last year I went the Niagara Falls Comic-Con with my son and had the good fortune to meet David Newell, better known to most of us as Mr. McFeeley, the Speedy Delivery Man from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Mr. Newell could not have been a nicer guy...Read More »
By Anny Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, and Page Knauss, BSN, RN, LNC, ACM, CPC, CDEO
The brevity of the patient encounter requires an organization’s outpatient CDI program to focus on improving documentation from the beginning. One of the goals for outpatient CDI should be to reduce...Read More »
The 2018 ACDIS Conference is only 37 days away. While the ACDIS conference is special and memorable each and every year, the ACDIS team is especially excited for some specific reasons this year.Read More »
In addition to EHR use best practice which we discussed last week, another example of best practice for coding, CDI, and HIM, is following the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. When coding, first seek the code in...Read More »
As with adult gastroenterological (GI) conditions, pediatric patients can experience a wide range of severity levels. One concern with pediatric patients, however, is simply their immature anatomy and physiology.Read More »
A few weeks ago, I was honored to have presentation accepted for the annual ACDIS conference in San Antonio. It’s been a while since I’ve spoken to larger audiences. My last round of talks...Read More »
