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Q: Is it okay to code a diagnosis if the physician documents two diagnoses using the phrase “versus” between them? For example, the patient...Read More »

Q: Could you please explain unrelated surgical procedure DRGs? For example, a patient with a principal diagnosis of...Read More »

Q: We have a problem getting our physicians to understand what we are querying for (chronic respiratory failure in this instance) when a...Read More »

Q: We have a problem getting our physicians to understand what we are querying for (chronic respiratory failure) when a...Read More »

Q: I am the only CDI specialist in our 150-bed facility. I have held the position for three years, and am the first one to do so helping to...Read More »

Q: I need help identifying the principal diagnosis for the following situation. The patient presented with shortness of breath...Read More »

Q: I am the only CDI specialist in our 150-bed facility. I have held the position for three years, and am the first one...Read More »

Q: I am looking for help on reviewing a neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) death chart for severity ofillness/risk of mortality (SOI/ROM...Read More »

Q: Can you please provide me any additional information that supports the option of only offering a single possible diagnosis on...Read More »

Q: I’m in a little debate: Does documentation of the patient’s body mass index (BMI) need to come from an ancillary clinician...Read More »