Articles for January 5, 2017

CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 2

Q&A: Be wary of over reliance on nurse practitioners for documentation

January 5, 2017
Ask ACDIS, Policies & Procedures

Q: We are getting pressure from our othopods to send all queries to their nurse practitioner (NP). Our facility bylaws allow NPs to function independently and they are allowed to answer queries without co-signature, so we routinely send queries to NPs who are caring for...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 10, Issue 2

FY 2017 ICD-10-CM CC/MCC List with Revisions: Clinical Indicators and Query Opportunities

January 5, 2017

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Struggling to identify clinical indicators needed to qualify a diagnosis as complication comorbid (CC) condition or a major CC (MCC) condition? New coders and CDI specialists often do, but so do those who’ve been in the field...Read More »