As part of the seventh annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Nancy Ignatowicz, RN, MBA, CCDS, a remote/traveling CHI nurse with MedPartners, based in Bourbonnais...Read More »
In Part 1 of this series I introduced the developing story of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. vs. the United States of America, and my intent to write a series of articles on this civil fraud action. Why? Because I find this to be an incredibly interesting...Read More »
The work of a CDI professional can at times seem isolating and unimportant. Does it matter if a query gets answered? When we educate physicians and tell them what they document matters, are they listening?
Then a case comes along and demonstrates...Read More »
Postoperative complication coding guidelines continue to cause difficulties for coders and CDI professionals. So, let’s analyze the steps needed to ensure complete, accurate, and compliant coding.
The selection of a principal diagnosis, secondary diagnosis, present on admission (POA) status, and discharge status on each claim determines whether a pneumonia discharge will be included in Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program and Hospital...Read More »
