Q: The 2016 CDI Pocket Guide states that four or more stents or vessels is equivalent to an MCC and changes the DRG. I understand...Read More »
Q: At my facility, we are to “pull” bad or un-credible queries from patient charts and report the query to our manager. Is there any official...Read More »
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Q: On pages 139-140 of the 2016 CDI Pocket Guide, the guidance states that code J95.82 should not be assigned when post...Read More »
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Q: Does the provider have to say "acute" exacerbation of COPD or just COPD exacerbation?
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Q: I am never sure of correct sequencing when the admission is for flu, pneumonia, and asthma.The patient presented in the...Read More »
Q: I am with a CDI program that is starting to explore the severity of illness/risk of mortality (SOI/ROM). I personally have...Read More »
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