In the case of documentation for a patient that had a hemorrhagic stroke and then a seizure, without pre-existing seizure disorder, are there coding rules to help with sequencing? Would it be appropriate to code epilepsy? What if the documentation describes a tonic clonic seizure, can we take...Read More »
Functional quadriplegia should be considered with patients diagnosed with severe, end-stage dementia or an advanced progressive neurogenerative disorder such as multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cerebral palsy, or Huntington’s disease. The nursing admission functional...Read More »
Because of the industry’s confusion over sepsis criteria sets, organizations find it difficult to decide which guidelines to follow for their sepsis documentation.
“Many third-party payers have adopted Sepsis-3 criteria, which is not in line with what CMS is doing,” says ...Read More »
The turning of the year often means a change in leadership for some local chapter groups. ACDIS annually updates its leadership agreement form with the help of the Chapter Advisory Board. All volunteers must sign the agreement annually by January 30.
In the past year, the ACDIS Regulatory Committee has been “very active in proposing to CMS certain additions for the 2022 IPPS final rule that [they] felt would improve life for CDI professionals and better reflect the patient’s status,” says Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS, ...Read More »
