On April 17, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule to delay the ICD-10 code set implementation date from...Read More »
New guidelines published in the May 2012 Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics represent a consensus statement of the American Academy...Read More »
Current SIRS criteria are insufficient, confusing, and don't indicate whether a patient is truly sick, says Robert S. Gold, MD, founder and...Read More »
A delay in ICD-10’s implementation has definitely caused angst, especially for coding staff, says Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS...Read More »
Q: If the principle diagnosis ICD-9 code is on the MCC list but there is no other diagnosis for the patient, is the DRG assigned with MCC...Read More »
Attached is the powerpoint presentation "The Kidney Disease Acronym Spectrum: ARI, CKD, AKI, ARF, and ESRD," by Trey La Charité, MD, Physician Advisor, Clinical Documentation Integrity Project and Coding University Health Systems in Knoxville, TN.
Attached is the powerpoint presentation "Focusing CDI for Success With ICD-10," by Mary H. Stanfill, MBI, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA, Vice President of HIM Consulting Services with United Audit Systems, Inc. in Cincinnati.
