CDI departments have long been involved with the denials management process. As with any expansion of CDI responsibility, those looking to venture into a new area can glean valuable knowledge from those already on the cutting edge.
Approximately 33% of patients who experienced a first-time atrial fibrillation (AF) episode while hospitalized for noncardiac reasons had additional AF episodes up to one year after being discharged, according to a study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine .