Q:If the provider documents: “Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right elbow,” does the CDI specialist need to query for the stage? Or, will it be coded as a stage...Read More »
Approximately 24% of respondents earned a salary in the $40,000-49,000 range, with 18% of respondents earning $39,000 or less and 58% of respondents earning $50,000 or more.Read More »
At the 2018 AHA Annual Membership Meeting on Monday, May 7, CMS administrator Seema Verma focused on the agency’s efforts to reduce regulatory burdens and continued move from a fee-for-service to value-based system...Read More »
At a recent meeting, my facility coders discussed that our special care nursery (SCN) patients were an outlier for length of stay (LOS). This surprised CDI staff—the reputation of the unit was very good, so how could it be an outlier?Read More »
Day 2 of the ACDIS annual conference is devoted to local chapters and networking groups. Attendees are encouraged to wear sports gear or other state-themed garb to make it easier to identify each other and network. Volunteer leaders often go out of their way to decorate tables in the exhibit...Read More »
By Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA/CGMA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS
A coding audit may be conducted by internal staff or external entities (often by insurers paying for the care). When planning to implement an internal coding auditing program, the type of reviews, focus areas, and review...Read More »
By Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, Stephanie Hawley, RN, BSN, ACM, and Anny Pang Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP
Historically, CDI specialists transition to CDI from case management or HIM/coding due to the lack of experienced CDI specialists in the world. Today, those who do...Read More »