Q:I have been trying to determine whether a skin graft includes debridement. Based on what I have read in the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and ...Read More »
Is there are industry standard for physician query response rate expectations? Our facilities have about an 85-92% response rate. We are wondering what the industry standard is.
Q: I am wondering about whether coders can use information the physician takes from test results and includes in the history and physical (H&P). We recently had a situation where the H&P indicated under the studies section that “chest x-ray showed atelectasis,” or “EKG showed...Read More »
If you have experience with the topic below, please email Linnea Archibald at linnea.archibald@hcpro.com by noon eastern on Friday, December 15, and she'll connect you with the relevant folks at the end of the day on Friday.
ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »
