Articles for December 1, 2011

CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 59

Guest Post: Pediatric reviews: Know the rules before you play the game

December 1, 2011
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

by Robert S. Gold, MD

Even experienced and consistently accurate acute care hospital coders may not be familiar with pediatric diseases. Age is not a factor for some conditions (e.g., appendicitis). Others are age-specific or have age-specific diagnosis, healing, and treatment...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 59

Assess remote options, software contracts, and work flow processes to save

December 1, 2011
CDI Management

No industry or profession is immune to the budget crunch. Unfortunately, many departments fall ­into a routine, neglect to assess costs, and fail to look for innovative ways to save money. To address the mounting stresses on its budget, Tufts Medical Center in Boston turned to CNG-ONLINE,

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