The ACDIS Forms & Tools Library Committee recently finished up its last 2019 meeting and are taking some time off to enjoy the holidays. Before they did, however, the committee reviewed and approved several new sample query forms for publication. All the new additions were contributed by...Read More »
The art of medicine, (and, for that matter, the art of life) is most often taught through what we call “pearls of wisdom.” These are those succinct nuggets of information learned through life experiences, tidbits of knowledge not found in books...Read More »
Thanksgiving was last week, and the ACDIS team took a nice little break. We hope you all did, too. The holidays are always a time full of friends, family, food, and of course an accident or two with some helpful ICD-10 Thanksgiving-related codes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its clinical guidance for diagnosing and treating electronic cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injuries (EVALI) in light of the approaching 2019-2020 flu season, reported Revenue Cycle Advisor.
A recent coding productivity survey conducted by ACDIS’ parent company, HCPro, had some positive findings:
Under ICD-9, the average inpatient coding productivity was 3–3.5 records per hour; under ICD-10, the average inpatient coding productivity is 1–4 records per hour;
Population health is exactly what it sounds like: the health of a given community or population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), population health provides “an opportunity for healthcare systems, agencies, and organizations to work together in order to improve...Read More »
We had a patient with Type 2 diabetes who was admitted for hypoglycemia with metabolic encephalopathy. The patient also had stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a diagnosis of hypertension (HTN). Which ICD-10-CM codes should we assign for this patient’s encounter?Read More »
