Q: What are some of the common documentation pitfalls or missteps related to pediatric malnutrition? And what can CDI specialists do to address them proactively?Read More »
Cigna Health will begin denying evaluation and management (E/M) codes and supporting Z codes lacking supplemental medical record documentation, according to a Cigna press release...Read More »
Q: A patient presents with a chief complaint of thoracic intrinsic spinal cord lesion causing back pain, left lower extremity sciatic-type pain, and foot drop. An MRI of the thoracic spine revealed a T11-T12 spinal cord lesion consistent with a cavernous malformation. Which ICD-10-CM...Read More »
Sex-specific biomarker thresholds for perioperative myocardial injury may be able to address gender disparities in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to a recent study published...Read More »
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, a Louisiana-based hospital, has adopted an AI-driven sepsis diagnostic testing system called IntelliSep, which gained Food and Drug Administration approval in January 2023. The hospital has generated positive results thus far including a reduced cost...Read More »
