Three years. That’s how long you have to prepare for the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). If you are among those who think there is still plenty of time to prepare, or if you think CDI specialists already understand as much as they need to...
Just because physicians may document the term excisional debridement it doesn’t mean that coders can automatically code the procedure, said ...Read More »
It may be too early to start intensive ICD-10-CM training for your coding and CDI team, but now is a good time to at least become familiar with...Read More »
It’s not enough to know whether heart failure is systolic or diastolic. Congestive heart failure (CHF), for example, isn’t an inherent component...Read More »
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one example of a condition for which coders and CDI specialists should understand clinical indicators before...Read More »
Over the years all authoritative coding sources referred to sepsis and septicemia as the same condition. Finally, in 2008, these coding references...Read More »
