Clinical & Coding

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS

Surgeons are the most important financial drivers of your institution’s revenue cycle and an integral component of its publicly reported quality data, but they tend to be documentation minimalists at baseline. This presentation will...

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS

While the ICD-10-CM/PCS Index, Table, and Guidelines serve as the foundation for code assignment, the American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS provides interpretative advice deemed by many to be official. This...

by Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS

This session provides an overview of the how, what, and why of a CDI review. It will provide exactly what you want to be looking for and what you should include and exclude. During the presentation, attendees will learn why we produce a CDI...

by Sam Antonios, MD, MMM, FACP, SFHM, CPE, CCDS

Sepsis has been on an interesting, albeit winding ride, with a big twist in 2016 as clinical definitions changed once again. This presentation will review the history of the disease, explore new definitions and how to critically...

by Adriane Martin, DO, CCDS

Identifying whether a condition that occurred in the operative suite or in the postoperative period is a surgical or postoperative complication can be challenging, even for the most seasoned professionals. Participants will learn common intraoperative...

by Tarush Kothari, MD, MPH, and Deborah Mallon, RN, MPA, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS

Varying standards of care for patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) contribute to poor outcomes and high care costs. This case study shows how AKI detection algorithms can be embedded in biochemistry...

by Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, CCDS, and Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS

Understand the moving parts that create the background logic of how diagnoses and procedures interact with one another while uncovering hidden opportunities for revenue...

by Dawn R. Valdez, RN, LNC, CDIP, CCDS

Experienced or new CDI specialists will benefit from this review of the clinical and coding definitions related to encephalopathy and other altered mental status disorders. The presentation features a discussion of dementia as well as the...

by Sandra Routhier, RHIA, CCS, CDIP

Principal diagnosis selection is one of the most crucial decisions that coding and CDI professionals must make. Even with advanced skills and years of experience, some cases still present challenges. This presentation will cover key concepts...

by Stephanie Hill-Sandoval, RN, and Lucinda Lo, MD

While 100% concurrent review might be touted as the gold standard, there are usually more charts to review than time and resources. Speakers will share three methods to prioritize CDI workflow and share case examples...