As we approach the holidays, now is the time to see what your local chapter can do to give back to the community around you. The Maryland ACDIS chapter makes a point to meet annually for a toy drive, and the following content was written by Maryland chapter leader Deb McClain. Consider what your...Read More »
Aside from a defense attorney mindset, there are additional processes that can improve your chances of winning an appeal and successfully overturning a denial.
When Kimberly Huff, COC, CCDS, clinical validation denials coordinator at Providence St. Joseph Health,...Read More »
How is it November? Fates be praised that it is November. Soon, Thanksgiving and whatever turkey, stuffing, cranberry delights represent your holiday tradition no doubt will come your way. Soon, the start of winter and its lights.
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 »