The overarching goal of a documentation improvement program is not to improve reimbursement for the hospital, but to effect a positive change in the behavior of those who document in the medical record. This change...Read More »
Attached is a supplement to the April 2011 issue of CDI Journal. It provides important updates every CDI specialist should know regarding new guidance issued in AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM for both the first quarter of 2011. The author of the article is James Kennedy, MD,...Read More »