Clinical & Coding

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS

Surgeons are the most important financial drivers of your institution’s revenue cycle and an integral component of its publicly reported quality data, but they tend to be documentation minimalists at baseline. This presentation will...

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS

While the ICD-10-CM/PCS Index, Table, and Guidelines serve as the foundation for code assignment, the American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS provides interpretative advice deemed by many to be official. This...

by Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS

This session provides an overview of the how, what, and why of a CDI review. It will provide exactly what you want to be looking for and what you should include and exclude. During the presentation, attendees will learn why we produce a CDI...

by Sam Antonios, MD, MMM, FACP, SFHM, CPE, CCDS

Sepsis has been on an interesting, albeit winding ride, with a big twist in 2016 as clinical definitions changed once again. This presentation will review the history of the disease, explore new definitions and how to critically...

by Adriane Martin, DO, CCDS

Identifying whether a condition that occurred in the operative suite or in the postoperative period is a surgical or postoperative complication can be challenging, even for the most seasoned professionals. Participants will learn common intraoperative...