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Q: The revenue officer at our facility says all death charts should have a CC/MCC. I do try to find missed CC/MCCs on the records as well...Read More »

“It’s in Vegas. Need I say more?” jokes William E. Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, who presents “Sepsis: 1, 2, 3—RAC Attack!” on Day 1, in...Read More »

Q: I have a question about the coding of a Kennedy ulcer. I’ve heard that once an ulcer is identified as a Kennedy ulcer, it should no...Read More »

Editor’s Note: The ACDIS Conference is only a little over two months away. Over the coming weeks, we’ll...Read More »

Q: If the acute respiratory failure is due to pneumonia and the respiratory failure resolves rather quickly, but the patient remains in...Read More »

Editor’s Note: Over the coming weeks leading up to the conference, we’ll take some time to introduce members to a...Read More »

Q: If a patient is in a three-tiered DRG, but has a three-day length of stay (LOS), is it correct that the next review need not occur till...Read More »

Editor’s Note: Over the coming weeks, we’ll take some time to introduce members to a few of this year’s ACDIS...Read More »

Tara Bell, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCM, manager of CDI and utilization review services at United Audit Systems, Inc. (UASI) of Cincinnati...Read More »

Q: If a consulting physician documents a diagnosis related to his or her specialty but the attending does not (instead simply documenting...Read More »