$500,000. That’s what facilities expect as their CDI programs’ annual return on investment (ROI), according to 58% of more than 1,660 respondents to a recent ACDIS website poll. When pressed for their opinion regarding the results,...Read More »
There has been much debate about where CDI belongs in a hospital and to whom it should report. Many advocate a direct chain reporting to Health Information Management (HIM), which seems to be a natural fit, given that CDI specialists spend much of their time clarifying principal and secondary...Read More »
University of South Alabama (USA) Health System’s Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Mobile planned to begin dual CDI/coding of ICD-10-CM in April. Then came the congressionally mandated implementation delay. Now USA’s dual coding won’t take place until later this fall at the earliest, since...Read More »
I have found that a healthy skepticism needs to be applied within the realm of clinical documentation integrity. In fact, I am thinking of hanging “Caveat Emptor” (Latin for “buyer beware”) sign over my desk! Read More »
Too often an abnormality is an incidental finding, or a lab error and the clinical circumstances, do not support a diagnosis based on that number. Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure can be one of these situations.Read More »
Nutritional issues are not uncommon in children and may have a significant impact on a child’s health. Poor nutrition can negatively affect growth, immune system function, emotions, and long term cognitive development. Poor nutrition can also increase a...Read More »
