by Linnea Archibald
This past year has brought to light many of the ills of our society, highlighting needed changes on almost all levels of healthcare, societal norms, and issues of social justice. Together, we look in the rearview mirror with a collective sigh, a sadness and...Read More »
by Brian Murphy
In the summer of 2020, our nation witnessed what seemed to be a weekly string of disturbing, terrible incidents involving violence perpetrated on people of color. We know the victims today, by name, due to the calls for justice from the voices of hundreds of...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
By now, most readers know how much I love a good extended metaphor. The turning of the new year presents so many opportunities to pick up on all that symbolism of change. Usually, I relish the opportunity to exercise a little magic eight ball consultation,...Read More »
Rachel Mack, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC, is the consulting director of CDI at Vizient, Inc., based in Littleton, Colorado. She is the current leader of the Colorado chapter of ACDIS and has been in the CDI field since 2012.Read More »
In the case of documentation for a patient that had a hemorrhagic stroke and then a seizure, without pre-existing seizure disorder, are there coding rules to help with sequencing? Would it be appropriate to code epilepsy? What if the documentation describes a tonic clonic seizure, can we take...Read More »
I was working in the office, late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my coworkers from their cubicles, began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise
They did the mash, they did the monster mash...Read More »
