Clinical & Coding

Mark Morsch, MS
For more than five years, organizations were warned that they should expect decreases in productivity due to ICD-10 unfamiliarity and documentation specificity challenges. But what do the real numbers say? This session will look at real-world results of multiple...

Robert J. Stein, MD, FCCP, CCDS

In this era of value-based purchasing, accurate capture of respiratory failure not only impacts accurate MS-DRG assignment, but also CMS pay-for-performance claims-based outcomes such as mortality, readmission, and patient safety measures. This...

Robert S. Gold, MD

Every day CDI specialists and coding professionals struggle with the question: Is this a complication or an expected outcome of surgery? With an increase in publicly reported physician and hospital data, accurately reporting complications is vital to the...

Michael D. Teague, MD, SFHM, CCDS

This session will provide detailed clinical criteria used to diagnose complex medical conditions that are frequently underreported. A boardcertified, Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine physician will guide you through clinical vignettes to arrive...

Mary McGrady, MSN, RN, CCDS, CRCR; Briggs Strelow, MD, CCDS; Irina Zusman, RHIA, CCS, CCDS

Working in a large academic medical center provides the opportunity to code procedures that are on the forefront of the medical field. The link between coding and CDI is becoming stronger,...