by Wendy Frushon Tsaninos, RN, MSTD, CCDS, CMSRN, CCS
One of my favorite occupational movies is Pushing Tin. Its take on air traffic control is from before 9/11, and just to make it more interesting, it stars actors familiar to the Gen-X population (John Cusack, Billy...Read More »
Physician advisors serve a variety of purposes beyond documentation improvement, including assisting case management, utilization review, quality, and coding departments, among other assignments, ...Read More »
Risk adjustment requires coding and CDI professionals to work together as one team to ensure the capture of the most appropriate risk score for each patient.
If you’re looking for ways to expand your CDI department into outpatient settings and services—all of which can impact risk scores—...Read More »
If you’ve ever read an issue of HCPro’s flagship newsletter Medical Records Briefing … if you’ve ever picked up an issue of Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies and turned to the column “Clinically Speaking”… if you’ve been a...Read More »
It all started with my desire to attend the 2015 ACDIS conference to increase my knowledge of my profession and to see what others were doing. I took my request to my director to see if there were any funds available to help me cover the cost. She took...Read More »
Things are pretty festive here in our little office in Danvers, Massachusetts. It got me thinking about what gifts you’ve added to your wish list. I’m not talking about that new car, or winter coat, or bottle of perfume you’re hoping to find hidden under the tree. Rather, what would you wish to...Read More »
I admit to being in a bit of a post-Thanksgiving malaise—feeling overstuffed and lethargic. I’m totally content to curl up on the couch and continue indulging on all the amazingly decadent dishes offered this time of the year.
Maybe you’re feeling this way, too. It’s hard to feel...Read More »