CMS attempted, once again, to resolve ongoing patient status confusion—this time in its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule.Read More »
Want to know what the top 10 MS-DRGs are in the country? Just ask CMS, which released its third annual update to the Medicare hospital inpatient and outpatient charge data in June.Read More »
Q: I have been asked to build a query for a diagnosis of SIRS and/or sepsis for the following scenario: The patient was admitted for an infection urinary tract infection (UTI), pyelonephritis (PNA) and meets two SIRS criteria. The patient may be treated with oral or intravenous...Read More »
There’s less than a month left to receive the early bird rate ($805 member, $905 non-member) for the . Don’t miss your chance to save! To view the conference brochure and agenda, click...Read More »
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 »