With co-host Laurie Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, the CDI Education Director for ACDIS in Middleton, MA, and Beth Wolf, MD, CCDS, CPC, the medical director...
Q: If the documentation states, “diastolic heart failure (HF) euvolemic” or “...Read More »
Q: Could you shed some light on the codes of K66.1, retroperitoneal hematoma, an MCC, and R58...Read More »
by Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS
A newly published report from the Annals of Internal Medicine found...Read More »
By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC
In 1986, many of us were humming to Timbuk3’s one hit wonder, “The future is so...Read More »
While programs may share CDI practices, policies, and procedures, do they also share troublesome diagnoses?Read More »
By Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
Recently, I came across...Read More »
The cost for a hospital stay in 2014 involving acute renal failure averaged $19,200,...Read More »
Q: I often find CHF listed under past medical history. Frequently, the...Read More »
CMS hosted an ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance...Read More »
