By Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC
In thinking about Health Information Professional (HIP) Week, I found myself...Read More »
The American Medical Association’s (AMA) current procedural terminology (CPT) editorial panel...Read More »
Surgical outcomes at hospitals on...Read More »
Q: I saw that there are separate codes for acute respiratory distress...Read More »
The Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee met last week on March 5 and 6 to discuss proposed code changes in ICD-10-CM/PCS. The...Read More »
Q: I was reading the Q&A from CDI...Read More »
by Denise Wilson, RN, MS, RRT, and Karla Hiravi, RN, BSN
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden and temporary loss of kidney...Read More »
By Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS
There are few things more frustrating than the “organ system” approach to medical record...Read More »
Q: One of my CDI staff members recently asked me for resources to help...Read More »
“These were the two most educated trauma coding speakers I have heard, and I’ve been doing this for 13 years,” said one attendee of last year’s...Read More »