With the start of the new year, Healthgrades has released their 2023 America’s 100 Best Hospitals list. These hospitals are in the top 2% in the nation for exhibiting consistent clinical excellence,...Read More »
by Jess Fluegel
The CDI profession is all about making investments. A CDI specialist invests in time to review cases in hopes of finding query opportunities. A CDI educator invests in preparing and teaching lessons that will help CDI specialists in this pursuit, and tools that...Read More »
Recently, the CDC listed the FY 2023 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code set and the Official Coding Guidelines, with 42 diagnosis code additions, seven deletions, and one code revision, which will be effective...Read More »
by Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS
When it comes to certain medical conditions, we all have wrestled with the conflagration of differing opinions and the discrepancies in provider documentation. A common example: The emergency room physician states sepsis, the...Read More »
As rate cuts are expected to affect revenue in 2023, healthcare organizations are about to up their strategies in denials management. Most practices plan to continue their telehealth operations in the new year, according to the recent 2023 Part B News...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
We’ve all been there: You’re in a virtual meeting where your only role is listening and learning, but those email notifications keep popping up, that to-do list keeps calling your name, and you find yourself half-listening to the presenter. Despite its benefits...Read More »
Q: It has been my understanding that coding of restraint status is essential for mortality reviews, but I’ve never heard it explained how this code impacts the chart. Could you explain the impact?
A: This is a great question. Restraint...Read More »
by Evon Dawson, BSN, RN, CCDS
In CDI, education is a necessity not only for improving one’s skill set, but also to keep up with the constant evolution of healthcare. As stated in the ACDIS Code of Ethics, all CDI specialists should “Advance their specialty knowledge and practice...Read More »
