As with adult gastroenterological (GI) conditions, pediatric patients can experience a wide range of severity levels. One concern with pediatric patients, however, is simply their immature anatomy and physiology.Read More »
A few weeks ago, I was honored to have presentation accepted for the annual ACDIS conference in San Antonio. It’s been a while since I’ve spoken to larger audiences. My last round of talks...Read More »
by Julia Hammerman, RHIA, CPHQ, and Sam Champagnie
An audit program that includes a balance of random sampling and focused auditing delivers greater insight into coder performance and documentation improvement opportunities under ICD-10. Begin with random sampling. This helps...Read More »
By Anny Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, and Page Knauss, BSN, RN, LNC, ACM, CPC, CDEO
Ambulatory surgery and pre-admission testing include pre-scheduled patient visits. Typically, a patient will have a physician order at the time of pre-admission testing, requesting lab work or X-...Read More »
This week, please take a minute to get to know Aimee Van Balen, RN, BSN, CCDS, a certified senior CDI specialist at Lifespan Corporation in Providence, Rhode Island.Read More »
