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Q: I’m having trouble understanding what MDC are. For example, why would circulatory disorders...Read More »

Q: Our physician advisors are requesting the question and options be listed before the...Read More »

Q: Our coding team has established their own clinical criteria for a specific diagnosis despite what the physician is documenting...Read More »

Valerie Parent, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCRN-K, is employed with Norther Light Health as the CDI manager at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, and is...Read More »

Q: Our hospital system recently restructured our department and downgraded the staff level...Read More »

Q: We have a couple providers that will diagnose patients with severe sepsis...Read More »

Maria Gracia (GiGi) Donohue, BSN, RN, CCDS, is the CDI manager at Lakeland (Florida) Regional Health, and a member of the Florida ACDIS chapter...Read More »

Q: Do we need to monitor Medicare's additional documentation requests (ADR) as part of our denials...Read More »

Q: I’m new to CDI and am having trouble understanding how to find the correct MS-DRG for a...Read More »

Q: Is it possible for AKI to lead to or be caused by cardiorenal syndrome?Read More »