Q: If I document a wound at Stage 3 with no CC or MCC, do I also need to assign a present on admission (POA) status?...Read More »
Editor’s note: Over the coming weeks leading up to the conference, we’ll take some time to introduce members to a...Read More »
Q: Can coders change the principal diagnosis assignment without querying the physician?
A: Once the...Read More »
Editor’s Note: Over the comings weeks, we’ll take some time to introduce members to a few of this year’s ACDIS...Read More »
Q: If a complication was unavoidable, and has been documented as such, is that good enough reason to not code it? We wouldn’t...Read More »
Following ACDIS Radio on January 11, 2016, Timothy...Read More »
Q: I can't distinguish between "code first" and "in diseases classified elsewhere.” Both are used with manifestations and both...Read More »
Q: I can’t distinguish between “code first” and “in diseases classified elsewhere.” Both are used with manifestations and...Read More »
Q: We are getting pressure from our othopods to send all queries to their nurse practitioner (NP). Our facility bylaws...Read More »
Q: Can you please help me determine the query opportunities and code assignment/sequencing argument related to a patient who was admitted with...Read More »