What are the requirements when it comes to a physician advisor asking for diagnoses to be added to the medical record? Based on the ACDIS/AHIMA “...Read More »
Our query process currently creates a physician progress note when a query is answered which becomes part of the permanent medical record. We do...Read More »
I believe there was a Coding Clinic several years ago where the diagnosis of “mental incompetence” was changed to “intellectual disability,” but I...Read More »
How can real-time chat function in an electronic health record (EHR) be used? Are CDI specialists and physicians receptive to a real-time chat?Read More »
Recently, we’ve seen an uptick in clinical validation denials regarding acute pulmonary insufficiency and acute respiratory failure following...Read More »
Are institutions appealing sepsis denials if the patient meets sepsis-2/super systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria, but not...Read More »
I was wondering if anyone had experience with denials from commercial payers that goes beyond the third level of appeals. We are getting response...Read More »
Does anyone review inpatient psyche as part of their workflow? We are being asked to explore this and have done a small sample of reviews. We are...Read More »
