Clinical & Coding

The Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee met last week on March 5 and 6 to discuss proposed code changes in ICD-10-CM/PCS. The...Read More »

Q: I was reading the Q&A from CDI...Read More »

by Denise Wilson, RN, MS, RRT, and Karla Hiravi, RN, BSN

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden and temporary loss of kidney...Read More »

By Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS

There are few things more frustrating than the “organ system” approach to medical record...Read More »

Q: One of my CDI staff members recently asked me for resources to help...Read More »

“These were the two most educated trauma coding speakers I have heard, and I’ve been doing this for 13 years,” said one attendee of last year’s...Read More »

Q: What is the difference between ICD-10-CM code I24.8 (other forms of acute ischemic heart disease)...Read More »

Q: I’m a bit confused by sepsis sequencing. Should it always be coded as the principal diagnosis, or are there instances where it wouldn’t...Read More »

By Stephen Houlahan, RN, MSN, MBA, CCDS
The future of aortic valve replacement (AVR) is here, and it is called trans AVR (TAVR)....Read More »

by Kay Piper, RHIA, CDIP, CCS
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish there was a code for that?” Good news! You can make your...Read More »