Clinical & Coding

Q: Does sepsis and/or severe sepsis have to be documented in the medical record when only septic shock is noted? We have a couple of...Read More »

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP

Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, First Quarter 2017, which became effective March 15,...Read More »

Andrea Johnson, RN, BSN, CCDS, the CDI specialist at Carolinas Rehabilitation in Concord, North Carolina, worked in the acute inpatient setting...Read More »

by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
Many CDI and coding professionals let out a sigh of relief when the First Quarter 2017 edition of ...Read More »

By Daniel E. Catalano, MD, FACOG

As Robert S. Gold, MD, co-founder of DCBA, Inc. and founding ACDIS Advisory Board member, was...Read More »

CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS proposed rule...Read More »

By Rebecca Hendren

One of the tasks I enjoy most in my role as the ACDIS associate director of membership and product development...Read More »

Q: I have a question about the coding of a Kennedy ulcer. I’ve heard that once an ulcer is identified as a Kennedy ulcer, it should no...Read More »

HIM Briefings, a sister publication of ACDIS,...Read More »

The Coordination and Maintenance Committee met at the CMS headquarters on March 7-8 to discuss the proposed new ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes for...Read More »