For an in-depth look at the new criteria, join ACDIS and Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, principal of Pinson & Tang LLC and acclaimed author of the CDI Pocket Guide, on Thursday, December 13, 1-2:30 p.m. eastern, for an in-depth webinar on the topic....Read More »
By Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP, and Cathy Farraher, RN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
Without a team that is fully engaged, it is impossible to maintain a compliant organization in terms of documentation. As time passes and clinical teams become more accustomed to, and comfortable with,...Read More »
Q: We’re struggling with one particular aspect of encephalopathy. Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2018, pp. 24-25 advises coders to assign G93.49, Other encephalopathy, for documentation of “encephalopathy due to UTI.” Can code...Read More »
Confusion and a lack of guidance about Medicare knee replacement rules has caused many hospitals to treat all Medicare beneficiaries undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as outpatients, according to a survey by the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons...Read More »
Q: I would like to add encephalopathy due to UTI to our quick coding tips. Coding Clinic instructs coding professionals to code as G93.49, other encephalopathy, which is now a CC. The CDI specialists want to query for metabolic...Read More »
The first time I read “airway protection” documented in the medical record, I realized it would require a more in-depth record review and research because airway protection by itself is not a diagnosis. It does, however, imply potential or impending...Read More »
