Lawrence J. Berthold, RN, BSN, who goes by Larry to most, Larry Joe to some, and Lawrence to few, has worked for PENN Medicine his entire nursing career, even going back to his first clinical rotation. Currently, he oversees the CDI teams across the PENN health system. He participates in both...Read More »
By Melissa Varnavas
Perhaps we’re looking at the problem of physician engagement through a lens darkly. Engaging physicians is at the core of a CDI specialist’s job. The whole query process aims to get physicians more engaged in the documentation and coding side of healthcare, to...Read More »
“One of the things I really look for when I’m interviewing [CDI candidates] is that an individual has critical thinking and analysis skills,” said Sheila M. Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN, CCS, national director of CDI education at Tenet Healthcare in Dallas, Texas, on an episode...Read More »
One of the few constants in the CDI industry is the problem of physician engagement. Year after year, ACDIS members report that their biggest challenge is physician engagement and education. In fact, 57.43% of the respondents to ACDIS’ 2019 membership survey cited physician engagement as one of...Read More »
By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
The First Quarter 2019 issue of Coding Clinic was released in late March and is rather short—just 37 pages. Because of the length, I want to spend more time than I otherwise would discussing a few covered procedures.
by Melissa Varnavas
I’ve written a lot about queries and the evolution of query best practices over the past 10 years, and I’ve been around long enough to remember some of the controversies regarding those best practices.
Some thought the recommendations in AHIMA’s briefs...Read More »
by Kay Piper, RHIA, CDIP, CCS
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish there was a code for that?” Good news! You can make your dreams come true by submitting a code proposal to the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee (C&M). in this article, I’m going to walk you...Read More »
Q: Our coding team has established their own clinical criteria for a specific diagnosis despite what the physician is documenting and the clinical validity of those diagnoses. Could you please advise?Read More »
