Q: The coders at our facility recently asked CDI to teach the providers to...Read More »
By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
Some words are just fun. Fun to say, fun to spell, fun to use. One of those words, in my...Read More »
By Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CCM, CDIP
The evaluation and management (E/M) section of the Current Procedural...Read More »
Because coroners and medical examiners did not specify the drugs contributing to death, potentially 70,000 opioid-related overdose deaths from...Read More »
Q: Our neurologist often documents encephalopathy for many of our patients....Read More »
Q: Is pneumonia in HIV disease patients...Read More »
Q: We use the pre-bill reconciliation process at the time of coding and are...Read More »
The CDI and coding teams should routinely meet to discuss documentation issues, physician/provider challenges, and DRG variations. Many...Read More »
By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC
My favorite part of teaching our...Read More »
