Clinical & Coding

Severe malnutrition: Review of OIG worksheets

November 4, 2020

ACDIS Guidance, Denials & Appeals, Clinical & Coding

With special guests James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, president of CDIMD-Physician Champions, based in Nashville, Tennessee, and Paul R. Belton, RHIA, MHA, MBA, JD,...

Guest post: Severe protein calorie malnutrition denial defense

November 3, 2020

CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 55

Clinical & Coding, Quality & Regulatory

by Brandi Hutcheson, RN, MSN, CCM, CCDS

Severe protein calorie malnutrition (PCM) or code E43 continues to be ...Read More »

Fight until the very end: Sepsis and malnutrition denials

November 1, 2020

CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 6

Denials & Appeals, Clinical & Coding

by Carolyn Riel
Payers deny claims on a wide variety of grounds, but it’s no secret that certain diagnoses seem to be frequent...Read More »

Guest column: CDI tips for top denied diagnoses

November 1, 2020

CDI Journal - Volume 14, Issue 6

Denials & Appeals, Clinical & Coding

by Brian Simpson, MS, RRT, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC
Despite not having a formal denials management team at Penn Highlands Healthcare, I...Read More »

Guest post: Coding an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

October 27, 2020

CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 54

Clinical & Coding

by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

The art of medicine, (and, for that matter, the art of life) is most often taught through what...Read More »

News: CMS expands list of billable telehealth services to include cardiac rehab

October 22, 2020

CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 48

Clinical & Coding, News

CMS has added 11...Read More »

2020 CMS-HCC model

October 21, 2020

Clinical & Coding

With special guest Jennifer Eaton, RN, MSN, CCDS, executive director of CDI services and education at Enjoin in Eads, Tennesseee. Today’s show is co-hosted by Sharme...