Q: We are struggling with coders querying certain diagnosis because they feel there is conflicting documentation in the record, and then we are “losing” that diagnosis. For example, the physician documents acute respiratory failure a couple of...Read More »
A False Claims Act lawsuit accuses UnitedHealthcare Group of a scheme which may have allowed its subsidiaries and other insurers to improperly overcharge Medicare by “hundreds of millions — and likely billions — of dollars,”...Read More »
The codes in ICD-10-CM Chapter 13, Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue, cover diagnoses for conditions throughout the body. Due to the wide scope of conditions in the chapter, it had extensive updates for 2017,...Read More »
ACDIS’ sister publication JustCoding would love your help on a quick survey! They are conducting a survey about a potential product and we would appreciate your input.Read More »
Sepsis accounts for a higher rate of unplanned readmissions than acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a recent JAMA study...Read More »
Q:A patient presented to the hospital for a coronary artery bypass graph (CABG) and stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD). After surgery, the physician documented additional kidney damage, end stage renal disease (ESRD), and dialysis. ESRD is a MCC, however, the coder thinks...Read More »
