Three years. That’s how long you have to prepare for the implementation of the International classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). If you are among those who think there is still plenty of time to prepare, or if you think CDI specialists already understand as much as they need to...Read More »
by Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS
I recently received a fortune cookie from a colleague. After reading the fortune several times, I realized the hidden message certainly has direct relevance to CDI efforts toward affecting overall change in patterns of...Read More »
The reason for assignment of a certain principal diagnosis is occasionally incomprehensible. First, consider what a principal diagnosis is. It’s the condition or group of conditions that, after workup, the physician determines led to the patient requiring...Read More »
Some people go into an endeavor full bore, knowing that they’re always right. Some people go into an endeavor learning as they go, knowing that they don’t know everything, eager to learn and always open to learning.
You may have heard about it in the news or on television; “the great resignation” is what they’re calling it. Nursing turnover is at an all-time high. According to the latest survey from ...Read More »
MS-DRG 432 (cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with MCC) is one of many MS-DRGs slated for RAC validation audits by HealthDataInsights and Connolly Healthcare, two of the four RACs that have begun targeting hospitals nationwide.
RACs may target this particular MS-DRG for a variety of...Read More »
