Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, First Quarter 2017, which became effective March 15, provides interesting perspectives regarding coding and documentation for Impell®, an implantable heart pump device that supports a patient’s...Read More »
Q: Does sepsis and/or severe sepsis have to be documented in the medical record when only septic shock is noted? We have a couple of physicians that will document septic shock without noting sepsis and/or severe sepsis. I was informed that coding needs to also have the documentation of...Read More »
One of the tasks I enjoy most in my role as the ACDIS associate director of membership and product development is getting to interact with our book authors and CDI Boot Camp instructors. Many of these talented professionals have been involved in CDI longer than...Read More »
Q: I have a question about the coding of a Kennedy ulcer. I’ve heard that once an ulcer is identified as a Kennedy ulcer, it should no longer be coded as a pressure ulcer. How do you code a Kennedy ulcer? Or do you not code it at all? A: A Kennedy terminal...Read More »
In following ACDIS’ blogs and discussion strings, you can easily count which topics which receive the lion’s share of attention on one hand. Encephalopathy, malnutrition, sepsis, myocardial infarction, and respiratory failure....Read More »
The Coordination and Maintenance Committee met at the CMS headquarters on March 7-8 to discuss the proposed new ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes for fiscal years (FY) 2018 and 2019. The commenting period for the proposed codes closes on Friday, April 7.Read More »
