In addition to EHR use best practice which we discussed last week, another example of best practice for coding, CDI, and HIM, is following the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. When coding, first seek the code in...Read More »
As with adult gastroenterological (GI) conditions, pediatric patients can experience a wide range of severity levels. One concern with pediatric patients, however, is simply their immature anatomy and physiology.Read More »
Q:If the documentation states, “diastolic heart failure (HF) euvolemic” or “diastolic HF hypervolemic,” can we code chronic diastolic HF and acute diastolic HF, respectively?Read More »
Having been jointly developed by 3M™ and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions, the APR-DRG system’s intent was to help describe pediatric patients’ congenital disease processes and depth of resources required to care for complicated pediatric patients.Read More »
