Q: Can you please provide me any additional information that supports the option of only offering a single possible diagnosis on a query form? We are working to simplify our query system but are having some difficult discussions regarding whether offering a single diagnosis is “...Read More »
Q: When I started CDI, I was told that when a complication code happens to be the reason of admission, along with another condition also contributing to the admission, the complication code takes precedence over the other condition code. Is this correct, and is there any written evidence...Read More »
The new ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date looks to be October 1, 2015. CMS mentioned October 1, 2015, as the new date three times in the IPPS Proposed Rule, released April 30. The following day, CMS released a statement verifying its plan for an October 1, 2015, implementation.Read More »
On Tuesday, May 6, more than 1,000 conference attendees gathered in the Bally’s Casino Event Center to fete the 2014 CDI Professional of the Year Michelle Custodio, and the two Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement award recipients Katy Good and Karen Chase during the ACDIS Conference...Read More »
Q: I’m in a little debate: Does documentation of the patient’s body mass index (BMI) need to come from an ancillary clinician like the dietitian or nurse? I thought that we could use ancillary documentation for clinical indicators supporting our physician query but that the...Read More »
