A new Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit has revealed that approximately 20% of cases of coded abuse or neglect were not reported to law enforcement,...Read More »
As of 2021, there were more than 150,000 lower-limb amputations (LLA) that occurred throughout the U.S. The most common causes for these LLAs were diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, neuropathy, and trauma. In fact,...Read More »
A new study released in JAMA Open Network found that children diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have a readmission rate of 27.8%.
Q: How does one appropriately capture severity for mortality of a newborn when it has been determined prior to birth that the newborn will not survive?
A: As CDI continues to evolve and branch out, we are challenged on how to accurately...Read More »
It may seem rather macabre to discuss mortality reviews the week before Halloween, but it’s become a hot topic among ACDIS members and CDI friends and bears discussion. In fact, when ACDIS called for submissions focused on mortality reviews for the March/April...Read More »
Q: What is your take on differential diagnoses? From The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, it looks like they are equal to “uncertain conditions” if they are documented at the time of discharge. My concern regards the word “confirmed”: I don’t think that the...Read More »