Every so often, I come across some coding issues that recall other coding issues. Selection of the proper procedure code can sometimes get one into trouble.
For example, there is a new code for the conversion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (...Read More »
Q:I am a case manager on a cardiac step-down unit. Our work focuses primarily on specific disease management and patient contact/education and nurse mentoring/chart reviewing, patient rounding, etc. We are very clinically focused. We don’t do utilization review (UR) or...Read More »
There was some controversy on CDI Talk this week concerning the correct way to code a case where the patient had shortness of breath, Pneumothorax, DVT, and...Read More »
Hidden deep within the HIM office hides the coders’ universe. These hard working individuals put in long hours at small cubicles, staring at multiple computer screens. They are the unsung heroes of the hospital.Read More »
Changes in the IPPS (Inpatient Prospective Payment System) led hospitals to develop clinical documentation departments to assist with these changes. Some hospitals hire consultants to initiate their novice CDI staff. They provide generous budgets to...Read More »
Does it sometimes seem like wound and pressure ulcer documentation is a movable feast? I’ve spent a lot of time scrutinizing wound documentation lately in anticipation of the new pressure ulcer codes being implemented October 1st and sometimes I...Read More »
