Q: Can you please help me determine the query opportunities and code assignment/sequencing argument related to a patient who was admitted with...Read More »
Q: Why is hospital-acquired pneumonia not considered a CMS hospital-acquired condition (HAC)?
A: This is...Read More »
Q: One of my CDI specialists thought we needed the phrase “unable to clinically determine” as an option on every ...Read More »
Q: Is it appropriate to code the type of congestive heart failure (CHF) based on the echocardiogram (echo) results? Coding...Read More »
Q: If a complication is clearly documented as unavoidable or due to a complex situation, should it be coded even if an...Read More »
Q: I have a question about coding a medically-induced coma, for example, a patient on a Precedex drip for alcohol withdrawal,...Read More »
Q: A patient with aspiration pneumonia and acute respiratory failure received treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...Read More »
Q: I’m a new CDI specialist and I am terrified by all of the new information I have to learn. What do you suggest?Read More »
Q: What is the meaning of the addition to the 2017 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting related to clinical...Read More »
When Karen Elmore, RN, BSN, CCDS, documentation quality coordinator at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, was asked to help...Read More »
