Every so often, usually in September, there is a detective case so great that it demands the greatest minds of the century (or industry) to solve… And that time is approaching: namely, CDI Week!
We invite you to join us September 15-19 for the mystery of the...Read More »
Here is a statistic that will come as no surprise to most coders and CDI professionals: Approximately 50% of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners have no clue about ICD-10.Read More »
Q: The physician documented mild bronchitis treated with Zithromax in the progress note on day two of the patient’s hospital. I looked for clinical indicators and the only documentation I found in the nursing notes was that the patient had a non-productive cough on admission. ...Read More »
Q: We are in the process of placing personal goals for clinic CDI specialists (i.e., CDI specialists who are reviewing clinic notes). One of our goals is to establish an appropriate query rate. In your experience, what is a good query rate for the clinic?Read More »
Go to your local bookstore, pick up a copy of Gray’s Anatomy (the book, not the television show), and flip though the illustrations. Alternately, you can Google “Gray’s anatomy illustrations.” They are in the public domain. Some of them are...Read More »
