Just as you don’t talk about politics or religion at the dinner table, CDI and coding staff shouldn’t discuss their efforts’ effect on healthcare reimbursement.Read More »
The American Medical Association (AMA) made another attempt to delay ICD-10 recently, but the delay wasn’t of code-set implementation, however, but of its impact post-implementation.Read More »
On June 16, a Senate committee examined how to improve electronic health record (EHR) systems, focusing on the physician’s experience which, as CDI specialists know, can be a source of frustration and lack of engagement for physicians.Read More »
Q: Could you please explain unrelated surgical procedure DRGs? Also can you explain how we can differentiate between extensive operating room (OR) procedure and non-extensive OR procedure. Read More »
