By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS The First Quarter 2019 issue of Coding Clinic was released in late March and is rather short—...Read More »
By Sarah Nehring, CCS, CCDS From the coding and CDI perspective, sepsis can be one of the trickiest diagnoses. Here are 10 things...Read More »
By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS If anyone under 60 has heard of Allan Sherman, it’s probably in reference to his melodic letter...Read More »
Q: I’ve heard that flexion can be a complication, but I’m not sure how that could be. Could you...Read More »
Q: We recently had a patient with a history of diabetes admitted with...Read More »
CMS released the FY 2020 IPPS proposed rule on Tuesday...Read More »
By Kelly Harney, RN, BSN, MA, CCDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is now...Read More »
Q: I’ve been told that acute respiratory failure always has an underlying etiology, would that...Read More »
Following their April 4 meeting, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human...Read More »
By Joan Oliver, MHA, BSN, RN, ACM, CCDS
CDI professionals, along with HIM professionals, have important responsibilities to assign...Read More »
