Only an estimated 1.5% of diagnoses at four pediatric intensive care units (PICU) were incorrect, according to new research presented at the Critical Care Congress. Earlier data suggested that number could be much higher, according to...Read More »
Q: I recently heard an example where a patient with a principal diagnosis of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and myocardial infarction, which was not present on admission. In the example, they said that this case would go to DRG 282, Acute myocardial infarction (AMI...Read More »
Q: I had a recent case where the nephrologist and cardiologist both documented hypertensive (HTN) emergency, but the attending documented HTN urgency. The attending was correct based on clinical indicators. Does that mean I don't have to query the attending and can just take...Read More »
An EHR integration tool (Jumpstart) that pushes goals-of-care guides to patients and their clinicians, leads to a higher documentation of care goals, according to a study published in the Journal of the American...Read More »
Join Karla Accorto,ACDIS Editor & Product Coordinator, and Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, interim director of ACDIS and director of CDI Education, as they take a deep dive into...Read More »
