Here is a statistic that will come as no surprise to most coders and CDI professionals: Approximately 50% of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners have no clue about ICD-10.Read More »
Q: The physician documented mild bronchitis treated with Zithromax in the progress note on day two of the patient’s hospital. I looked for clinical indicators and the only documentation I found in the nursing notes was that the patient had a non-productive cough on admission. ...Read More »
My heart is already warming to thoughts of Nashville in springtime, the site of our 6th annual conference—May 21–23 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.Read More »
There are more than 40 local ACDIS chapters across the country. They range in formality but share the mission to bring quality CDI practices to their facilities and to share lessons learned amongst fellow professionals. The following groups are holding meetings in April.Read More »
Medical necessity for cardiovascular procedures is the top overpayment issue for three out of the four Recovery Auditors in FY 2013 first quarter (October 2012–December 2012), according to the most recent release of...Read More »
