Clinical & Coding

A: For CDI programs that have CDI staff reviewing patient safety indicator (PSI) cases, how are PSI reviews set up? Do you have a...Read More »

Of the three risk stratification approaches used, the De Ritis ratio most effectively stratified the risk for 30-day mortality in patients with ...Read More »

Maternal death rates in the U.S. increased nearly 28% from 2018 to 2022, according to...Read More »

Q: Consider a patient who is readmitted for postoperative pain control after a lung transplant two days prior. How would coders report...Read More »

Patients possessing comorbidities in midlife are at a higher risk of acquiring cancer overall and, moreover, cancers linked to their specific...Read More »

Blood pressure patterns observed during the first half of pregnancy can help predict hypertensive disorder in women up to 14 years after giving...Read More »

Q: Consider a patient who received a hysterectomy two days ago and was later admitted for severe acute abdominal pain around the...Read More »

Instances of depression and anxiety were found to be “significantly higher” in patients with chronic pain than those without, according to a new...Read More »

Q: How do you know which ICD-10-CM code to use to document a patient with anorexia nervosa?

A: Anorexia...Read More »

Preventable hospitalization rates in pediatric populations have been decreasing in the past 15 years; however, some of the apparent decrease is...Read More »