Clinical & Coding

Coronary artery disease (CAD) develops when the arteries that supply the blood to the heart muscles become hardened and narrowed due to a buildup...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

Recently a question was posed in ACDIS ...Read More »

Last week’s congressional House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing regarding ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation left many industry...Read More »

William E. Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, director with DRG Review, Inc., in Fort Walton Beach, Florida offers his...Read More »

Most coders and CDI specialists are familiar with the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) definition of principal diagnosis: the condition...Read More »

By Glenn Krauss,BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, FCS, PCS, CCDS, C-CDI

Excisional debridement procedures in the...Read More »

The good news is that patients who suffer from septic shock are more likely than ever to recover from this potentially deadly condition,...Read More »

by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS

CDI and coders alike will probably have the most difficulty when it comes to using the new ICD-10-PCS...Read More »

Asking CDI professionals with an RN licensure, but without a coding credential, to also code the medical record may not only lead to noncompliant...Read More »

In November 2014, implementation of the ICD-10-CM/PCS code set was threatened again—with a two-year delay. Even though the implementation date...Read More »