by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS

Peers and colleagues who know me well are keenly aware that the word “denial” makes me irate. The main reason for my denial disdain is due to the fact that payers, who have had no patient contact whatsoever, believe they possess the...Read More »

by Brandi Hutcheson, RN, MSN, CCM, CCDS, CCA

Over the course of the past year while conducting severe malnutrition audits, I've found some cases where severe malnutrition and morbid obesity co-occur in the documentation. So far, I have observed seven cases where this has happened...Read More »

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS

The first key to mounting a successful documentation improvement initiative is to understand the most valuable commodity to all providers: time. This is true within both the inpatient and outpatient realms. Anything that increases a...Read More »