Q: Most of the hospitals in our system make the query a progress note in the patient’s medical record. The provider puts an “X” by the appropriate answer choice and signs the note. At that point, the query is part of the permanent medical record and can be used for coding....Read More »
How should we handle denied claims when the payer refuses payment under the billed status? Do we need to document that the status was changed only because the payer did not agree to any other options?Read More »
The holidays are fast approaching, which makes it the perfect time to pause express my deep gratitude to the ACDIS membership. You all played a critical role in every one our major accomplishments and milestones this past year.
If the primary diagnosis is cerebral vascular accident (CVA), can we leverage the secondary diagnosis of hemiplegia to add a CC? Or is this considered in the same Major Diagnostic Category (MDC), Diseases and disorders of the nervous system?Read More »
At 1 p.m., eastern today, ACDIS Director Brian Murphy and members of the ACDIS Advisory Board opened the lines on an hour-long free webinar for ACDIS members. The topic of today’s discussion was physician engagement; specifically looking at clinically...Read More »
We had a patient with Type 2 diabetes who was admitted for hypoglycemia with metabolic encephalopathy. The patient also had stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a diagnosis of hypertension (HTN). Which ICD-10-CM codes should we assign for this patient’s encounter?Read More »
Every year, ACDIS’ annual CDI Salary Survey garners more than 1,000 responses, each one representing an important thread in the tapestry of CDI career advancement and compensation. The 2019 Salary Survey will be closed soon, so if you haven’t responded yet, please do so now.Read More »
