Clinical & Coding

Do we need to provide choices of "unable to determine" and "other, please specify" on our multiple-choice written queries? It was...Read More »

In response to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has released two additional ICD-...Read More »

Because every chart is coded before being sent to payers, it’s important that CDI specialists have a working knowledge of code sets and coding...Read More »

I am wondering about new rules related to community-acquired pneumonia clinical guidelines?Read More »

ACDIS has released a free resource as a supplement to the...Read More »

I’ve heard that when the volume of surgical cases is flat, any movement in the case mix index (CMI) represents an increased complexity of the...Read More »

by Sarah A. Nehring, RHIT, CCS, CCDS

In the IPPS final...Read More »

Could you provide a clinical overview of gram-positive and gram-negative pneumonias?Read More »

I have a question about coding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HIV-related illnesses. If a physician documents a patient is HIV positive,...Read More »