Clinical & Coding

Productivity decreases post-ICD-10 implementation has been a major concern for CDI specialists, coders, and providers alike. However, a recent...Read More »

Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists and case managers share a common goal but often are not on the same page when it comes to...Read More »

A 12-year-old male developed umbilical discomfort Monday and didn't eat much dinner. On Tuesday, he started vomiting at school and the pain...Read More »

by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS

The AHA’s Coding Clinic for ICD- 10-CM/PCS, Third Quarter 2015, opens with a...Read More »

by Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS

Quadriplegia is a very familiar condition that would never go unnoticed and...Read More »

As CDI programs move deeper into the post-implementation world, staff are identifying those changes that are having the greatest effect on DRG...Read More »

by Karen Bridgeman, MSN, RN, CCDS

ICD-10-CM/PCS brought some new challenges in coding neonatal records. The term...Read More »

Over the years we've collected a number of interesting and fun CDI-related holiday memes. We thought we'd share a few of them here as our featured...Read More »

by Shannon Newell, RHIA, CCS

CMS scours all claims it processes for eligible discharges for the pneumonia readmission measure....Read More »

By Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP

Many clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists with clinical backgrounds are...Read More »