I’m often asked about Salter-Harris fractures or growth-plate fractures while I’m teaching, so let’s unpack what CDI professionals need to know about these injuries.
The Salter-Harris Classification is used for Salter-Harris fractures or growth-...Read More »
Q:We recently had a patient who had a syncopal episode and fell, sustaining head trauma with a resultant SAH. What is the proper coding and principal diagnosis? Is this traumatic SAH with loss of consciousness or SAH with...Read More »
Of ED visits attributable to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, aortic dissection, and subarachnoid hemorrhage, the conditions were inaccurately diagnosed approximately one out of 20 times.Read More »
An OIG audit of the University of Michigan Health System revealed noncompliance with four types of inpatient claims, including those associated with the billing of high-severity-level MS-DRGs.Read More »
In 1986, many of us were humming to Timbuk3’s one hit wonder, “The future is so bright—I gotta wear shades.” Well, we do have a bright future, and sunglasses always make a person look so HIP! So, slap on your shades in...Read More »
Q: Could you shed some light on the codes of K66.1, retroperitoneal hematoma, an MCC, and R58, retroperitoneal hemorrhage, which is not considered a CC or an MCC? If both are documented within the same medical record, is this considered a...Read More »