By Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC
“Nurses: Inspire, Innovate, Influence.”
That’s the theme of Nurses Week in...Read More »
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign released updated guidelines, advising that...Read More »
Q: We are having trouble determining what qualifies a patient as having an...Read More »
By Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA/CGMA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS
While I prefer the use of the term “coding review,” the industry commonly...Read More »
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has rescinded its recently released stroke guidelines,...Read More »
By Amy Sanderson, MD The term “dysphagia” has many synonyms used by providers in medical documentation. However, not all of these...Read More »
By Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC Back in 2016, I wrote the following synopsis for HCPro about outpatient/office...Read More »
By Steve Robinson, MS-HSM, PA-O, RN, SSBB, CDIP When building a successful proactive clinical documentation approach in any patient...Read More »
By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS So, the first AHA Coding Clinic for 2018 is out, and I must admit, I was surprised at its...Read More »
By Drew Siegel, MD, CCDS One of the more interesting aspects of CDI is taking on the role of a detective to identify and evaluate...Read More »