Tip: Examine POA exempt codes in ICD-10-CM

September 12, 2013
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 19
Clinical & Coding

Inpatient coders are accustomed to assigning a present-on-admission (POA)...Read More »

Guest Post: Who is driving the DRG bus?

August 8, 2013
CDI Blog - Volume 6, Issue 33
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCM, CCDS

I was excited to attend the ...Read More »

Query: ICD-10 special considerations

July 25, 2013
Query Forms
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

The sample ICD-10 queries included in the attached document address common coding and documentation themes associated with the ICD-10 code set. Adapted from ...

News: Study shows children on dialysis with anemia at increased risk

July 18, 2013
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 15
News, Clinical & Coding

Low hemoglobin and the need for erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) indicated an increased risk of mortality for children on dialysis,...Read More »

Q&A: Sequencing pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure

July 17, 2013
CDI Blog - Volume 6, Issue 30
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: What advice do you have for sequencing pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure when both appear to meet the definition of...Read More »

Defining and diagnosing acute respiratory failure

July 1, 2013
CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 3
Clinical & Coding

by Trey La Charité, MD

On the surface, defining acute respiratory failure seems to be a relatively straightforward task. However, ...Read More »

News: ICD-10-CM/PCS developments

June 20, 2013
CDI Strategies - Volume 7, Issue 14
News, Clinical & Coding

Nearly 30% of respondents to a recent ACDIS poll indicated that “only God or the...Read More »

2013 Conference, Track 1, Understanding and Implementing the New Definition of Malnutrition

May 31, 2013
Conference Materials
Clinical & Coding

Attached is the PowerPoint presentation “Understanding and Implementing the New Definition of Malnutrition,” by Trey La Charité, MD, physician advisor for the clinical documentation integrity project and coding at the University of...

2013 Conference, Track 1: Encephalopathy and Brain-Related SOI

May 31, 2013
Conference Materials
Clinical & Coding

Attached is the PowerPoint presentation “Encephalopathy and Brain-Related SOI”, by Cindy Pritchett, RN, BSN, CCDS, clinical documentation improvement consultant for MedPartners HIM.

2013 Conference, Track 1 CHF: A Clinical and Coding Perspective :

May 31, 2013
Conference Materials
Clinical & Coding

Attached is the PowerPoint presentation, "CHF: A Clinical and Coding Perspective", by Garry L. Huff, MD, CCS, CCDS, president/CEO of Huff DRG Review services, and Carla A. Sueta, MD, PhD, FACC, ...

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