Breast cancer mortality decreased 58% from 1975 to 2019, the likely result of breast cancer screenings and new treatments, according to an article released in JAMA.
Did you know that while an average of 2.38 solar eclipses happen each year, a single location will be in the path of totality only once approximately every 375 years? For a little...Read More »
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended that Congress update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services, according to the American Hospital...Read More »
No one jumps straight into CDI when they join the workforce, and for good reason. The crossover of two very different skill sets (clinical and coding), the lack of linear pathing to and within the career, and the confidence required for CDI advocacy and education...Read More »
Q: What terms need to be included in physician documentation to code in ICD-10-CM whether the patient’s migraine is chronic, intractable, or with status migrainosus?
A: “The patient has a migraine,” is insufficient documentation. Let’s...Read More »
by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
Perhaps because the profession of CDI is derived from so many disciplines (including coding, HIM, and clinical expertise) and supports so many efforts (such as risk adjustment, quality measure reporting, population health,...Read More »
Are you the type of person who looked in your stockings before Christmas morning? Tried to get a look at your test grade before they were officially handed back? Read the ending of a book first to see how the story concluded?
If so, are you interested in getting an...Read More »
Fights happen. On the playground. In the classroom. In the kitchen. Conflict is a normal part of the human experience; however, when a final DRG and a working DRG get into a fight, sometimes they need a few CDI specialist helping hands to resolve the issue....Read More »
