After three years’ worth of frustration and postponements ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation seems to have been much ado about nothing (to quote Shakespeare). The October 1, 2015, implementation date has come and nearly a month has passed wherein the United States healthcare system lumbered on pretty...Read More »
I was recently discussing the state of EHRs in regard to the poor quality of the documentation with a colleague who has been a practicing HIM professional for more than 35 years and currently works for a large group of hospitals as the...Read More »
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.
