ACDIS Guidance

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has not made any formal decisions regarding when it will begin publishing a separate Coding Clinic for...Read More »

by Sylvia Hoffman, RN

Singing: He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’...Read More »

In the past few months, Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) have paid closer attention to physician queries that introduce a diagnosis not previously...Read More »

by Robert S. Gold, MD

Even experienced and consistently accurate acute care hospital coders may not be familiar with pediatric...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

If you’ve started using your PEPPER to help you identify potential issues at your...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

In my previous entry, I talked about the PEPPER process and how it can be used to...Read More »

Thanks to the hard work of a volunteer conference committee, the 2012 ACDIS annual conference speaking lineup has been finalized. You can find a...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

My analytical side is always harassing me to get it more involved in what I do. So I...Read More »

by Penny Richards

Scenario: You find yourself in the company of a physician you haven’t formally met, but for whom you have left...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

While physician documentation drives our CDI and HIM programs, we nevertheless need...Read More »