Just because physicians may document the term excisional debridement it doesn’t mean that coders can automatically code the procedure, said Robert S. Gold, MD, CEO of DCBA, Inc. in Atlanta, during the August 5 audio conference “...Read More »
Realizing that the go-live date won’t change, some facilities already have organization-wide ICD-10 implementation strategies in place. If your CDI program hasn’t yet been involved in ICD-10 discussions or if your facility hasn’t starting the planning process yet, consider incorporating elements...Read More »
By Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS
I recently received a fortune cookie from a colleague. After reading the fortune several times, I realized the hidden message certainly has direct relevance to CDI efforts toward affecting overall change in patterns of...Read More »
Q: Whenever we get a trauma patient, it’s either very easy to get to the multiple significant trauma (MST) major diagnostic category (MDC), or it becomes a real challenge, especially taking into account the rules pertaining to two body sites...Read More »
