There is a book that every CDI specialist who’s been in the field for more than 10 years knows about, but I recently had a conversation with a group of CDI specialists with four years of experience who were not familiar with this book. The book...Read More »
Q: I have a question about coding HIV and HIV-related illnesses. If a physician documents a patient is HIV positive, should the chart be coded to Z21? What about if they document the patient is HIV positive with an HIV-related illness—would that be...Read More »
When I was trained in CDI, ACDIS didn’t exist. I had no encoder to use. There was hardly anyone I could turn to and run a case by. We were a group of 10 case managers, all educated on the fundamentals of coding, the reasons behind CDI efforts,...Read More »
Findings from a retrospective analysis of inpatient data recently shows that average hospital costs and mortality rates are significantly higher for patients diagnosed with sepsis after hospital admission when compared with patients...Read More »
Much like concurrent CDI reviews, the concurrent coding process requires coders to follow the chart throughout the patient’s admission and code it at intervals.Read More »