There’s a lot of talk about the transition from sepsis-2 to sepsis-3, but only one conference is bringing you the latest—straight from the source authority.
Attendees of the 13th annual ACDIS conference in their conference registration a pass to attend Sepsis transition...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
Payers deny claims on a wide variety of grounds, but it’s no secret that certain diagnoses seem to be frequent denial targets. Each year, respondents to the...Read More »
by Brian Simpson, MS, RRT, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC
Despite not having a formal denials management team at Penn Highlands Healthcare, I am fortunate enough to assist our coding department when we receive a clinical validation denial. Since I am a respiratory therapist by background,...Read More »
Nobody likes being proved wrong, but it’s not always a bad thing. It’s probably okay to be proven wrong when you think it’s a good idea to feed a shark by hand, or to drink a few beers and then tell your buddies you can bite the head off a...Read More »
Q: Our organization has implemented a workflow to identify social determinants of health (SDOH). The tool is provided to patients at annual visits and Medicare annual wellness visit. I feel that the question which would lead to the assignment of SDOH code Z55.9, Problems related to education and...Read More »
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, CDI specialists play a crucial part in the effort to accurately track the public’s health. As the link between clinicians and coders, CDI professionals are uniquely positioned to provide support to both...Read More »
