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Lourdes Albino Cacanindin, MD, CCDS, is a CDI specialist at Sutter Health–Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, California, and...Read More »

Q: How much does your CDI team focus on unspecified codes if it does not have an...Read More »

Q: A physician documented that a pregnant patient is obese, and the patient’s chart has a listed BMI...Read More »

Q: I’m looking at the HCC information on the CMS website and am having...Read More »

Robin Jones, RN, BSN, MHA/Ed, CCDS, and Kimberly Higgins, RN, BSN, CCDS, will present “Work in Progress: Revitalizing a CDI Program,” on Day 1 of...Read More »

Q: I am hoping you can provide some insight on compliance and ethical provider education...Read More »

Erin Head, MBA, RHIA, CHDA, CHRS-TR, will present “CDI and Quality: Sharing Knowledge and Working Together to Improve Patient Outcomes,” on Day 3...Read More »

Q: I have a question about DRG 963. I’ve heard that we need three different trauma diagnoses...Read More »

Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FASPEN, and Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, will present “GLIM: The New Malnutrition Clinical Criteria and...Read More »

Q: Can you give us advice on coma documentation and coding? We do not use the...Read More »