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Q: I often find CHF listed under past medical history. Frequently, the...Read More »

Q: Our facility does not have a standard appeal letter template to respond to...Read More »

Jennifer Crumb, RN, BSN, CCDS, will be presenting “Navigating the Ice Age in CDI: When You Are Holding on to the Iceberg,” on Day 1 of the ACDIS...Read More »

Q: I have a patient with a UTI with pyuria and an elevated WBC count. There’s...Read More »

Q: Can we code altered mental status as a manifestation and encephalopathy...Read More »

Q: I understand what unstable angina is, but what’s stable angina? How is it...Read More »

So, you’ve worked hard at physician engagement and your physician response rate is stellar. But, how many of those providers actually carry...Read More »

Jose M. Gonzalez O’Neill, MSHIM, RHIA, is the vice president of the Florida ACDIS chapter, and HIM service line manager for...Read More »

Debra Beisel Denton, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, is the supervisor, HIM system coding educator at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Arizona, and...Read More »