Clinical & Coding

CMS’ release of the 2017 IPPS proposed rule addresses...Read More »

Q: I have a patient with Stage 4 lung cancer that presented with fatigue, cough, and loss of appetite. Initially, the physician...Read More »

by Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, CDIP

The diagnosis of obesity is one of the more difficult documentation...Read More »

Sepsis, a dangerous outcome triggered by an infection, can be fast-moving, debilitating, and fatal.

Now researchers are finding that even...Read More »

We are only two days until the core ACDIS team boards a Delta flight from Boston to Atlanta for the 2016 ACDIS conference! We cannot wait to...Read More »

by Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS

The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)¹ as...Read More »

by Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS
Some interesting tidbits of information can be gleaned from the...Read More »

No one thought ICD-10 implementation was going to be easy, but after a few months of working with the new code set, 19% called their...Read More »

For the past few years, healthcare professionals have focused on ICD-10 preparation. That prep work paid off—the transition has been largely...Read More »