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A retrospective study based on ICD-10-CM data from nearly 17,000 emergency department (ED) visits found that individuals who received emergency...Read More »

New research published in the Annals of Surgery shows that high-risk general surgery patients have greater survival rates at major...Read More »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently proposed changes to sepsis coding and requested feedback from the public. As part of...Read More »

As of last week, just short of 1,300 cases of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI) have been reported. Cases have been...Read More »

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an analysis...Read More »

Oceanside Medical Group, a clinic providing mental health services in Santa Monica, California, is disputing an Office of Inspector General (OIG...Read More »

Despite critics claims that Medicare accountable care organizations’ (ACO) savings are “modest” at best,...Read More »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a proposal for changes to ICD-10-CM sepsis related codes after receiving numerous...Read More »

While surgical staplers are the top medical technology hazard for 2020, another hazard that hits closer to home for CDI professionals also landed...Read More »