Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, CMS, and Melissa Maguire, BSN, RN-BC present “How CDI and Coding Can Travel Together in the Outpatient Realm: Goals and Initiatives,” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI. This year’s Symposium takes...Read More »
Q: Our team is having a hard time determining a principal diagnosis for a patient with a history of stage 5 CKD who is receiving chronic hemodialysis and is in ARF with volume overload. The patient was admitted to receive the hemodialysis. What ICD-10-CM code...Read More »
Q: Is there a difference between osteomyelitis and cellulitis? And if so, do I need to query the physician for the conflicting diagnoses? The hospitalist mentions cellulitis of the foot and the wound consult is osteomyelitis of foot. Read More »
I think we’re all familiar with the Law of Unintended Consequences. That’s the concept that something begun with the best of intentions can wind up going horribly awry. Examples include “New Coke” and anything ending in the word “Kardashian.” (...Read More »
Q: I recently was reviewing a chart where the infection control physician stated the patient had sepsis, but the attending listed bacteremia as the diagnosis. I sent a query to clarify which was correct and the attending confirmed bacteremia. On the...Read More »
By Lori Drodge, RHIT, CCS
Ever find yourself thinking that you have too much work to do to find time to read and digest a recent publication of AHA’s Coding Clinic? If so, your hospital’s severity adjusted data could be suffering. All conditions that meet reportable...Read More »
Q: What do you suggest the providers write to describe medication/substance overdose? In my experience, physicians don’t write “poisoning” in these cases. Read More »
