Articles for December 8, 2011

CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 26

News: Ability to pay drives hospital length of stay

December 8, 2011
News

Uninsured patients spend less time in the hospital than insured patients, while Medicare patients stay hospitalized longer than any, according to a study published in the December issue of Annals of Family Medicine. The...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 26

News: Carefully examine syncope and collapse denials

December 8, 2011
News

Hospitals reported syncope and collapse (MS-DRG 312) as the top MS-DRG with respect to financial impact due to denials for lack of medical necessity and incorrect coding, according to previously released RACTrac data from the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 26

Tip: Note disconnect between late effect terminologies in guidelines vs. indices

December 8, 2011
Clinical & Coding

By Jennifer Avery, CCS, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I

Late effects are considered to be the residual effects after the acute phase of an illness, disease, or injury. There is no time limit as to when a late effect can manifest itself. It can occur directly after the disease or even years...Read More »