“Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” Shakespeare asks us. Likewise, are denials so different across organizations and settings? At first glance, it might seem so. As the CDI profession expands, it develops more niches and areas of special expertise,...Read More »
As the denials and appeals team lead and coding doc-analyst at Parkview Health, I am very involved in our denials team and its processes. Health organizations have seen a steady increase in denials, and Parkview is no exception. We’ve seen an average of...Read More »
The fiscal year (FY) 2024 ICD-10-CM codes that are to be used from April 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024, have been released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Files including the guidelines...Read More »
Most facilities find acute respiratory failure to be a commonly denied diagnosis, but this problem is not entirely without solution. For acute respiratory failure, the circumstances of the admission and the focus of care will determine the...Read More »
Are you a CDI specialist who feels like you’re spending an inordinate amount of time reviewing denial after denial after denial? Take a deep breath—it’s not just you....Read More »
The time between now and the 2024 ACDIS conference is already slipping away! This year our annual conference will be held from April 8–11, so don’t waste any time saving your seat, especially if you want to take advantage of all the...Read More »
