Q: We’re working on an auto-population for the outliers of body mass index (BMI), underweight and morbid obesity. We are considering changing our terminology for morbid obesity to class 3 obesity as, now that patients have access to their online records, they may be unhappy with...Read More »
The ACDIS CDI Leadership Council connects forward-thinking CDI supervisors, managers, and directors who often do not have the community and resources they need while in a leadership role. Through personalized insight-sharing and networking opportunities, the Council helps CDI leaders make...Read More »
Q: Does your facility have any requirements for providers to document how a diagnosis of obesity and/or morbid obesity has met the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) definition of “monitoring, evaluating, assessing, etc.” in order for it to be coded? For example, if a...Read More »
CMS announced there are new COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine administration codes, both in MLN Connects and the Federal Register. In their coverage of this update, ICD10 Monitor said to visit the ...Read More »
