By Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CCM, CDIP
Historically, providers outside of the hospital setting assigned their own codes...Read More »
By Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP, and Cathy Farraher, RN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
The rollout of the clinical validation process...Read More »
Q: A patient recently came in with SOB and was found to have a incarcerated...Read More »
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 »