Q: I’m working on a case where a patient with atrial and mitral prosthetic heart valves on warfarin is being admitted for a heparin drip bridge prior to a colonoscopy.
A: Applying rationale from Coding Clinic, the reason for admission would be the condition for...Read More »
While the ACDIS team will be out of the office for the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday, we know that the opportunities for mishaps requiring medical attention are far too plentiful to mention. We wouldn’t want to leave you without...Read More »
Q:I have a question regarding unilateral weakness from a previous stroke. The patient has ongoing weakness in both right arm and leg post cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and associated ataxia post CVA in 2013. Is it...Read More »
The largest source of estimated revenue loss in the healthcare mid-cycle in 2016 was attributed to inadequate documentation, according to a report by the Advisory Board.Read More »
The improper payment rate for hospital outpatient services for the 2016 CERT report period was 5.4%, at a projected cost of $3.1 billion, which accounts for 7.5% of the overall Medicare fee-for-service improper payment rate.Read More »
Q:A patient had a kidney/pancreas transplant. The dialysis fistula he had is not working, but remains in place and unused for over a year. He has stable stage IV CKD. His diabetes is no longer being treated, and A1c,...Read More »
