by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
As CDI professionals, we face a challenge when the clinical meanings of words...Read More »
by Pooja Patwal, MBBS(MD), CCS, CDIP, CHCQM
In the intricate web of today’s U.S. healthcare landscape, every diagnosis, treatment...Read More »
by Jess Fluegel
It’s been over eight years since the...Read More »
by John Williams, RN, BSN, CCDS
Sepsis is one of the most prevalent diagnoses necessitating hospital admissions in the United...Read More »
by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O
Most facilities find acute respiratory failure to be a commonly denied diagnosis, but this...Read More »
Q: Does your team include calculations to support clinical indicators in your queries? Do your CDI specialists calculate P/F ratio and...Read More »
Among patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), those who received metabolic surgery (also known as bariatric surgery) had a...Read More »
Q: Do you query for acute pulmonary insufficiency? If so, what criteria do you use?
Response #1:...Read More »
On June 11, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released...Read More »
I usually enjoy the second quarterly Coding Clinic release each year...Read More »
