Clinical & Coding

The long-standing debate as to when to start anticoagulation in such patients appears to be settled,...Read More »

New Alzheimer disease and related dementia diagnoses were more common after falls compared with other forms of traumatic injury, according to...Read More »

Amidst the many artificial intelligence (AI) tools introduced to improve documentation accuracy, one version of the AI-powered transcription tool...Read More »

Q: What if a patient has a body mass index (BMI) of less than 40 but the documentation states “morbid obesity”?

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The American Heart Association (AHA) has released a statement tying three common cardiovascular diseases (CVD) to cognitive decline,...Read More »

A seven-day treatment of antibiotics for patients with bloodstream infections works just as well as a 14-day treatment,...Read More »

Q: According to CDI Week industry survey data, 46.97% of respondents reported that their CDI team reviews for risk adjustment during...Read More »

A heightened incidence of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be linked to more socially and environmentally disadvantaged...Read More »

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released its annual update...Read More »