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 »
The 2018 event was Jessica Barbeiro's first time attending an ACDIS conference, so the ACDIS team caught up with her afterwards to hear a bit about her experience....Read More »
Q: Our hospital system recently restructured our department and downgraded the staff level compensation (we were previously equal to a case manager level). How can I make a case for increasing our staff’s compensation again? I’ve already...Read More »
Q:We have a couple providers that will diagnose patients with severe sepsis with septic shock when they are hypotensive stating that they “caught the cascade early” and averted the need for vasopressors. Alternatively, the...Read More »