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 »
Daxa Clarke, MD, will be presenting “Growing the physician advisor role: A Tale of Four Pediatric Physician Advisors,” on Day 2 of the ACDIS conference. Dr. Clarke is the medical director, CDI and utilization management, at Phoenix (Arizona) Children’s Hospital....Read More »
Q:We recently had a patient admitted for femur fracture from falling off some bleachers to ground. The patient has a history of osteoporosis and takes medications for this disease. The physician does not state traumatic...Read More »
