Q: Recently, we’ve seen a few situations in which respiratory failure was present on admission (POA), but then later in the stay, the patient’s...Read More »
CMS announced the release of an updated ICD-10 MS-DRG grouper software package to accommodate the new diagnosis code, U07.1 for COVID-19,...Read More »
CMS announced that it is granting exceptions from reporting requirements and extensions for clinicians and providers participating in Medicare...Read More »
With special guests Angie Comfort, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CICA, senior director of CDI and coding operations for LifePoint Health in Brentwood, Tennessee, and Dawn Valdez...
At the time of this resource's publication, COVID-19 has spread to all 50 states including the District of Columbia. To date there have been nearly 500 deaths in the United States and the virus is spreading rapidly. As more people are being tested, the incidence of infection is rising at an...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced during the March 18 ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting that a...Read More »
With special guests Kerry Seerkircher, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, director of CDI at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, Julie Foley, MSN, RN, CDIP, CCDS,...
