Q: When I started as a CDI specialist, I learned that when a complication code, such as 999 or 998 series, happens to be the reason of admission, along with another condition also contributing to the admission, the complication code takes precedence over the other condition code. Is this...Read More »
Believe it or not, there are more than 100 volunteer leaders devoting a portion of their lives to ensure that their neighbors and peers have access to affordable CDI education and networking.Read More »
CMS will accept quality measure suggestions for potential inclusion in the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) for future rule-making years.Read More »
Q:What information do you have about physician response to ICD-10-PCS? I am getting some push-back from surgeons. The response I received from a surgeon was, “I want to choose my own words for the surgery that I performed” and “I don’t want a coder picking the words, ‘removal or...Read More »
Q: When did the CDI program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center start getting involved in looking at quality-related documentation concerns and what was the impetus for the evolution?
A: It started with pressure ulcers. Back in 2011/2012 the...Read More »