Many surgeons use templated notes for their common procedures. Find out what information is not included in the template and work with the surgeons and your IT department to update the template to capture all of the...Read More »
In ICD-10-PCS every character has to have a value. "You don't have the option of putting a Z wherever you want just because you don't know that value," says ACDIS Advisory Board member Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CDI education director for HCPro, a division of BLR, in...Read More »
ICD-10 CM/PCS. To some, the utterance of this classification system produces much trepidation. I hope to dispel some concerns as I recount the undertaking of ICD-10 implementation at one CDI program.
Coders and CDI specialists may not always agree with the advice provided by the American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic, but the publication can serve as a sort of judge and jury for confusing coding situations.
We hope everyone is excited for the first official day of the conference! As you get the lay of the land and enjoy the first few sessions, we wanted to start our Tuesday with one final speaker discussion, in case you haven’t decided who you’re going to see tomorrow. This week, we spoke with ...Read More »
While we normally roll out our speaker previews during the week, we were just too excited about the fact that the annual conference is just two days away! Some of you may be boarding flights to San Antonio, and others are anxiously finishing up your last few preparations. Wherever you...Read More »
