Catholic Health Services of Long Island (CHS) started its CDI program at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York, back in 2006. For anyone who’s met the dynamic director who started the program back then, it may come as little surprise that Adelaide La Rosa, RN, BSN, CCDS, since expanded the...Read More »
Coronary artery disease (CAD) develops when the arteries that supply the blood to the heart muscles become hardened and narrowed due to a buildup of cholesterol and other materials, such as plaque, on their inner wall. It’s also called...Read More »
Editor’s Note: As part of the fifth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Thomas W. Huth, MD, MBA, FACP, Vice...Read More »
Editor’s Note:As part of the fifth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Zachary Fainman, MD, co-medical...Read More »
While most hospitals and health systems are working hard to improve the precision of their clinical documentation, these efforts can be futile unless physicians are invested in the process and understand the value to the patient, the organization, and themselves.
In a recent interview with HCPro editor Steven Andrews, Sue Bowman, AHIMA senior director of coding policy and compliance, and Rhonda Buckholtz, AAPC vice president of ICD-10 training and education, answered questions about ICD-10 concerns expressed by W. Jeff Terry, MD, an American Medical...Read More »
