Q:I'm in charge of a coding audit for our department for the first time and trying to determine how many cases to use as a sample. What factors should I consider?Read More »
Vinita Magoon, DO, JD, MBA, MPH, CMQ, presented a poster at the 2018 ACDIS Conference entitled “Using denial data to improve outpatient clinical documentation.” Read More »
Jennifer Oetinger, RN, BSN, has created a poster entitled “Spinal surgery: Interpretation, opportunities, and coding.” Janet Barber, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, and other members of the Providence Health System team will be presenting the poster in Oetinger’s stead.Read More »
Jessica Barbeiro, BS, RN, CPC, CCM, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, will be presenting a poster at the 2018 ACDIS Conference entitled “Collaborate with case management and physicians with the use of daily CDI length of stay.”Read More »
Q:Under what circumstances would it be appropriate for a patient who does not meet inpatient criteria to be registered as outpatient receiving observation services?Read More »
Q:We are having trouble determining what qualifies a patient as having an acute MI and what documentation would support the diagnosis. Can you help our coding team clarify?Read More »
