Q: What are other facilities doing to avoid denials on the back end and code the chart accurately the first time with a clinically supported diagnosis?
A: You bring up an excellent point. If the clinical indicators do not seem to support the diagnosis, it is the responsibility of the CDI/...Read More »
The annual incidence of an initial venous thromboembolism (VTE) event, either a pulmonary embolus (PE) or a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), is approximately 0.1% in the United States, with the highest incidence among the elderly and a...Read More »
Many of the questions and answers supplied in AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, Second Quarter
2015, surrounded the use of the correct root operation. Per ICD-10-PCS Official Guideline for Coding and
Reporting, “[i]t is the coder...Read More »
Basically, HCCs predict an individual beneficiary’s healthcare expenditures relative to the average beneficiary. CMS uses the scores to adjust payments based on the health status and demographic characteristics of a beneficiary.Read More »
The CDI Journal offers CE credits towards the ACDIS CCDS certification. To obtain your CCDS continuing education credits, you must successfully complete the online continuing education quiz. Please note: The expiration date for this activity is October 1, 2016.You must...Read More »