Q:We have a problem getting our physicians to understand what we are querying for (chronic respiratory failure) when a patient is on home oxygen continuously with documented supplementary oxygen (SpO2) of <90% or arterial blood gas (ABG) with hypoxemia documented....Read More »
Q: I need help identifying the principal diagnosis for the following situation. The patient presented with shortness of breath and hypoxia, and had emergent dialysis which resolved his symptoms. However the patient’s international normalized ratio (INR) was sub therapeutic due...Read More »
New guidelines published in the May 2012 Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics represents a consensus statement of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the Academy) and the American Society for Parental and Enteral Nutrition...Read More »
AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM released its third round of ICD-10 coding guidance in its Second Quarter 2013 issue. HCPro CDI Education Director Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, AHIMA approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, says the guidance contains several questions about procedures which may be...Read More »
On the surface, defining acute respiratory failure seems to be a relatively straightforward task. However, many providers find it difficult to arrive at this diagnosis without repeated queries from the CDI specialist. The discussion and examples that follow...Read More »
ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »
