Denials & Appeals

Editor’s Note: Over the coming weeks leading up to the conference, we’ll take some time to introduce members to a...Read More »

If at all possible, CDI programs should review all hospitalizations in a facility for documentation improvement opportunities. And all charts...Read More »

Editor’s Note: Timothy Brundage, MD, CCDS, medical director of Brundage Medical Group, LLC, in Redington Beach,...Read More »

by Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS

Some clinicians may interpret a query as an affront to their clinical judgment. This is not...Read More »

by Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS

Auditors target multiple conditions which for clinical validation denials (CVD). Personally, I...Read More »

by Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS

Clinical validation denials (CVD) result from a review by a clinician, such as a registered...Read More »

By Laura Legg, RHIT, CCS, CDIP

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by Sam Antonios, MD, FACP, FHM, CPE, CCDS

Over the last 18–24 months, health- care organizations have seen a surge in MS-DRG...Read More »

by Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS

The coding function would not exist if there were no physician documentation...Read More »