Sepsis is one of the most prevalent diagnoses necessitating hospital admissions in the United States. According to the CDC, over 1.7 million people are diagnosed with sepsis in the U.S. each year. Not only does sepsis come with a higher...Read More »
In the intricate web of today’s U.S. healthcare landscape, every diagnosis, treatment, and procedure holds significance for financial management and quality of care. Amid the myriad of conditions and diseases, “probable” catheter-...Read More »
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
As CDI professionals, we face a challenge when the clinical meanings of words do not match the ICD-10-CM classification system. For records related to matters of the heart, the meanings of such words—e.g., chest pain, ischemia...Read More »
Denials continue to be a pain point and significant challenge for every hospital across the nation. Whether inpatient or outpatient, denials are rampant. Denials also continue to strain revenue cycles in every organization. What can...Read More »
Ask any hospital in the country what their most pressing problems are, and one can almost guarantee that denials will make it into the top three. As ACDIS reported in a Journal...Read More »
by Kristin Wallick, MD, FCCP, Joseph A. Cristiano, MD, FACP, CCDS, CHCQM-PHYADV, and Eleanor K. Fertig, MD, ACPA-C, CCDS, CHCQM
The American College of Physician Advisors Clinical Documentation Committee strongly supports the importance of up-to-date, complete, and accurate...Read More »
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 »
