What is the correct code assignment for a diagnosis of postoperative aspiration pneumonia? ICD-9-CM’s Tabular List under code 997.39 provides the following inclusion terms: “Pneumonia (aspiration) resulting from a procedure.” However, the instructional note under category 997 states, “Use...Read More »
“If ICD- 10-PCS is not necessary, why the debate? Why should we bother assigning codes when we don’t have to?”The ICD-10 system was designed to improve clinical communication via modernization and standardization of codes and descriptions. The ICD-10-PCS side provides additional specificity to...Read More »
In 2008, only 11% of respondents to an ACDIS poll indicated their CDI program either reviewed outpatient records for documentation improvement opportunities or were looking to expand into outpatient areas (8% and 3% respectively).
How has the climate changed? Of the more than 400...Read More »
Genevir O. Del Mundo, CDIP, CCS, CCA (“Apple” to his friends), a CDI specialist at Kindred Hospital, grew up in the Philippines watching his father help people and save lives. He always wanted to be a doctor, too, to follow in his father’s footsteps. Transitioning from one...Read More »
Kathy Wright is an RHIT and CCDS and was an inpatient coder for 23 years before moving into CDI in 2012. Erika Duncan is a nurse who earned her bachelor’s degree and CCDS credential and came to CDI two years ago after a varied career including time in case management, intensive care, emergency...Read More »
The results of a December ACDIS survey show the CDI profession toddling toward the ICD-10-CM/PCS transition, says founding ACDIS advisory board member Gloryanne Bryant, BS, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer and HIM professional in Fremont, Calif...Read More »
I encourage you to let your hair down and have fun while you’re at our upcoming annual conference at Bally’s Hotel in May on the strip—it’s what Vegas is all about! But I can promise you that you’re also going to learn a lot about CDI in three days, vital information that you can take back and...Read More »