In 2018, more than 20,000 providers will receive an increase of 6.6% to 19.9% on their Medicare physician fee schedule payments as a result of their high performance on quality and cost measures in 2016,...Read More »
By Cesar M. Limjoco, MD
Many CDI and coding professionals continue to be confused about the proper selection of principal diagnosis (PDX) for an inpatient encounter. Back in 2001, I wrote “The Principles of Inpatient Coding: Principal Diagnosis (PDX) and Other Diagnosis (ODX),.”...Read More »
The annual ACDIS Membership Survey provides a glimpse into members’ needs, wants, and frustrations that is invaluable for the ACDIS leadership team.Read More »
Q: I have a number of questions related to strokes, but essentially, can you describe the clinical definitions of stroke and explain what CDI professionals should be looking for in the medical record?Read More »
For many surgeons, “surgical precision” doesn’t just describe their specificity and prowess in the operating room; it often describes their personality as well. Their fine-tuned accuracy is a point of pride not only in the surgical theater, but in everything they do.Read More »
CDI professionals know the situation well. They do excellent work in one area and then are asked to take on additional roles as a result. If they made a difference with X, why can’t they do the same for Y?Read More »
by Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
More than a decade ago, I received a claim from patient financial services with a denial due to an “incorrect code.” The patient was pre-certified through the insurance company for a femoral popliteal bypass graft. We correctly coded the...Read More »
