The MS-DRG 884, organic disturbances and mental retardation, received a request for a title change, in the 2017 IPPS proposed rule released by CMS, to organic disturbances and intellectual disability to...Read More »
Q: What exactly are DRG 067 and 068; nonspecific cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and pre-cerebral occlusion without infarct? How is it different than transient ischemic attack (TIA) or CVA?
A: Diagnostic related groups (DRGs) assist us in classifying...Read More »
Q: Do you have any information about mortality rate, observed/expected, or can you direct me to where I might get additional information to better understand this metric?
A: The mortality index is defined by the number of patient deaths in a hospital...Read More »
Q: I have a patient whose chief complaint was shortness of breath (SOB) and, after studies, the patient was found to have moderate to large B/L pulmonary embolism (PE) and extensive B/L lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The coding staff is using the PE as the principal...Read More »
Sepsis, a dangerous outcome triggered by an infection, can be fast-moving, debilitating, and fatal.
Now researchers are finding that even those who survive tissue damage and organ failure caused by sepsis can have a higher risk of “late death,” defined as mortality within two years of...Read More »
by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, CDIP
The diagnosis of obesity is one of the more difficult documentation matters that CDI specialists likely face. It’s a complicating factor in many areas of healthcare, and its effect on care is multifold.