Clinical & Coding

Earlier this week, CMS issued a proposed rule for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Medicare hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long...Read More »

If you have experience with the topics, please email Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald at ...Read More »

ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis....Read More »

Q: If the radiology or pathology report stated ovarian cancer but the physician never documented an ovarian mass, is it true you can’t...Read More »

Both the CDC and CMS have implemented coding changes effective April 1, 2023.

CMS implemented 34 new ICD-10-PCS procedure codes in...Read More »

On March 31, 2023, CMS released the...Read More »

New evaluation and management (E/M) changes are on their way in 2024 and 2025, according to...Read More »

Q: I have a question regarding acute organ dysfunction. If a provider documents “hyperbilirubinemia related to severe sepsis with...Read More »

by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC

The beginning of March brought us the release of the first quarter 2023 ...Read More »

Q: We recently had a patient who presented with a stage 2 pressure ulcer. Due to hypoperfusion, the pressure ulcer progressed. The...Read More »