Q:I have a question regarding unilateral weakness from a previous stroke. The patient has ongoing weakness in both right arm and leg post cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and associated ataxia post CVA in 2013. Is it...Read More »
Q:We are struggling with finding a good balance between having CDI attend multi-disciplinary rounds and conduct concurrent CDI work. At this time, we attend twice per week, faithfully and then also attend if the CDI...Read More »
Q:Our facility does not have a standard appeal letter template to respond to medical necessity denials. Do you have any suggestions for how to respond? Read More »
While outpatient CDI has become the hot topic for the industry as a whole, other areas present ready opportunities for CDI intervention. OB-GYN is one such area.Read More »
Jennifer Crumb, RN, BSN, CCDS, will be presenting “Navigating the Ice Age in CDI: When You Are Holding on to the Iceberg,” on Day 1 of the ACDIS conference along with Jennifer Woodworth, RN, BSN, and Ashlyn Hard, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIS.Read More »
Q:What would be the ideal way to code a case where a patient has ongoing encephalopathy after a subdural hematoma multiple years ago? I keep seeing documentation as a brain injury with ongoing encephalopathy, but is...Read More »
Q:We recently had a patient with a pleural effusion who came to the hospital for shortness of breath. The patient had a bronchoscopy, left video-assisted thoracoscopy, evacuation of pleural effusion, pleural biopsies,...Read More »
Q: I’m trying to decide between the codes F14.121 (Cocaine abuse with intoxication with delirium) and T40.5X5A (Adverse effect of cocaine, initial encounter). The patient presented to the emergency department with altered mental status...Read More »