Attached is the powerpoint presentation "Take Your Coding to the Next Level—Clinical," by Frankie Jackson, MSHA, RN, CCS, Director, Clinical Consulting, JA Thomas in Atlanta and Michelle Custodio, BS, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, System CDI Program Manager, Banner Health System in Chandler, Ariz...
CMS’ three-day rule defines certain preadmission services as inpatient operating costs, meaning they are bundled and billed as part of the...Read More »
Just because hospitalizations and inpatient admissions due to pneumonia declined from 2003 to 2009, that doesn’t mean the U.S. population is...Read More »
In October 2010, when ACDIS first conducted its assessment survey regarding CDI readiness for ICD-10 implementation, 83% of respondents indicated...Read More »
While most CDI specialists know to query for conditions related to malnutrition, such as obesity and cachexia, programs frequently ignore...Read More »
The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee discussed a few changes to the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code sets for the October 1, 2012...Read More »
Q: I am wondering about whether coders can use information the physician takes from test results and includes in the history and physical...Read More »
