Q:I’ve heard that provider education should not include lectures on the definitions associated with the root operations. What should be covered in provider education instead?Read More »
Q: We recently had a patient admitted with severe acute meningitis causing respiratory decompensation. A diagnostic lumbar puncture and mechanical ventilation were both performed during the inpatient stay. Which of the two procedures would be...Read More »
Q: I’ve heard that when the volume of surgical cases is flat, any movement in the CMI represents an increased complexity of the patients. Can you explain what that means?Read More »
Q:I’ve been told that vasodilator therapy can be used to preserve renal function, but I’m having trouble understanding how. Could to explain it to me?Read More »
Q:We recently had a patient who became hypoxic during their hospitalization, with oxygen saturation requirement and hypotension and tachycardia. The chest x-ray showed new right greater than left (R>L) basilar opacities. The physician...Read More »
Q: I’ve been told that in most cases codes for viral causative organisms, B95-97, will not add a CC or an MCC. However, I thought that identifying a causative organism often does add a CC/MCC. Could you clarify this for me? Read More »
