by Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC
As of late April 2020 (roughly five months since the outbreak of the pandemic), there have been nearly a million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 55,000 deaths, resulting in a fatality rate of approximately 5.6%....Read More »
After months of consternation from the CDI community over CC/MCC downgrades included in the fiscal year (FY) 2020 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule...Read More »
WHO said it now officially recognizes workplace burnout in the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), Credentialing Resource Center...Read More »
As of July 1, HHS has reduced the Medicare appeals backlog at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level by nearly 20%, according to a status report from HHS.Read More »
Misdiagnoses in treatments for “big three” conditions—cardiovascular events, cancers, and infections—comprise 74% of all serious harms from diagnostic errors, according to a new study published in...Read More »
