by Rachelle Musselman, BSN, RN, Jorde Spitler, BSN, RN, Daniel Lantis, BSN, RN, Joseph E. Ross, MD, and Thomas A. Taghon, DO, MHA...Read More »
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by Sarah Nehring, CCS, CCDS The last thing a query writer wants is to provoke a defensive response, but in the current healthcare...Read More »
By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS The American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2019, will likely make...Read More »
by Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS
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By Candace Blankenship, BSN, RN, CCDS The role of the CDI specialist is in constant flux. When I started out as a CDI specialist,...Read More »
By Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CCM, CDIP
In addition to the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting...Read More »
Q: When a patient comes in with two diagnoses and the documentation reflects that either could be the principal diagnosis, do we...Read More »
