Q: Our facility is developing clinical definitions regarding types of atrial fibrillation (afib) given the specificity changes in ICD-10....Read More »
This year, we are also offering three exciting pre-conferences. One of our new offerings is the two-day ...Read More »
Q: As part of an integrated access management program, what medical documents are needed to perform a medical necessity review so...Read More »
Q: I was reviewing a case with one of our CDI specialists this morning. Briefly, the following clinical indicators documented in the...Read More »
Q: I have seen documentation of oliguric renal failure and non-oliguric renal failure. What is the difference and does it impact coding?Read More »
Members of the ACDIS Advisory Board answered the following questions during its November Quarterly Membership Conference Call:
Q: Sometimes I confuse the secondary diagnosis for the primary diagnosis. Do you have any tips for me to enable me to discern better?Read More »
Editor’s Note: The ...Read More »
Q: Can you code strictly from emergency room (ER) documentation? Can you code from test results and imaging (radiologist reports)?Read More »
Q: We recently had attending physicians send back queries with responses by the physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP) who...Read More »
