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 »
Q: We’re struggling with one particular aspect of encephalopathy. Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2018, pp. 24-25 advises coders to assign G93.49, Other encephalopathy, for documentation of “encephalopathy due to UTI.” Can code...Read More »
Q: I would like to add encephalopathy due to UTI to our quick coding tips. Coding Clinic instructs coding professionals to code as G93.49, other encephalopathy, which is now a CC. The CDI specialists want to query for metabolic...Read More »
Q: We have a patient admitted with a history of CHF and ESRD who was admitted with volume overload due to AKI and dialysis noncompliance. The AKI and volume overload resolved with hemodialysis treatment. How should we report this in ICD...Read More »
Q:Can you provide some tips on how to educate physicians and encourage them to respond to your queries? My hospital is a teaching facility and the system is set up so that nurses can’t even call an attending directly. In most...Read More »
