There’s no question of the financial sustenance facility case mix index (CMI) provides. An elevated CMI level indicates an increased severity (or acuity weight) in surgical and life sustaining levels of medical care. Facility budgets are formed...Read More »
As with all aspects of the medical field, new technology shifts CDI. Sam Antonios, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS, a board certified internist and CDI and ICD-10 physician advisor for Via Christi in Wichita, Kansas, shared his thoughts on technology’s effects on CDI during the ...Read More »
Editor’s Note: Over the coming weeks on the ACDIS Blog, we’ll introduce a few of this year’s speakers who are heading to the podium for the...Read More »
Let’s face it, working with providers isn’t always a positive experience.
It can be tough providing them education or getting responses from queries. Busy providers typically don’t want anything to do with coding. When they hear anything about coding...Read More »
Q:If a patient is extubated post-operatively but continues to be treated with supplemental oxygen, when is a query for acute respiratory failure appropriate?
A: To determine if this represents acute respiratory failure, the values for...Read More »
