Q: I’ve heard some facilities are beginning to incorporate ICD-11, even though it is not yet implemented in the United States. How can coders help their providers transition to ICD-11?Read More »
Q: Does anyone have any proposal examples of inpatient CDI team expansion they'd be willing to share? I am working on putting one together, but it would be very helpful to see other leaders’ successful proposals. To further clarify, what we are trying to do is basically justify the...Read More »
Q: At our institution, we currently operate under an eight-hour workday for five days a week. We are looking to change this status to possibly a 10-hour workday for four days a week. Are there any programs out there that currently operate a 10-hour workday for four days a week? Are...Read More »
Q: We are in the process of moving our CDI department to a remote work environment. The department is not new to this as we temporarily did this during COVID. However, we are looking at making this a permanent move. If you’ve gone remote, what hurdles did CDI teams and CDI leadership...Read More »
Q: How does one appropriately capture severity for mortality of a newborn when it has been determined prior to birth that the newborn will not survive?
A: As CDI continues to evolve and branch out, we are challenged on how to accurately...Read More »
Q: What is your take on differential diagnoses? From The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, it looks like they are equal to “uncertain conditions” if they are documented at the time of discharge. My concern regards the word “confirmed”: I don’t think that the...Read More »
